skyrocket
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English sky
English rocket
English skyrocket
From sky + rocket.
Inflected forms:
form: skyrockets
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: skyrockets
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: skyrocketing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: skyrocketed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: skyrocketed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
pos: noun
gloss: A rebuke, a scolding.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
gloss: A pocket.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
UK
slang
gloss: To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
pos: verb
tags: idiomatic
informal
intransitive
examples: The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
A new study finds that the number of Americans being diagnosed with opioid addiction continues to skyrocket, but still very few receive any treatment.
Executives from three hospitals across the country detailed their dire fiscal conditions on a conference call Saturday hosted by the American Hospital Association. This may force some to close their doors just as the need for care skyrockets amid the pandemic.
Her career skyrocketed to new heights with the debut of her years-long Las Vegas residencies.
The cost of keeping historic machinery operational has skyrocketed.
Every percentage point on a mortgage rate makes a big difference for that monthly payment. But a persistent lack of homes on the market is continuing to push up home prices, which climbed in September for the 15th consecutive month, according to NAR data — on top of skyrocketing home insurance costs in some markets.
Said differently, your guac and your avocado toast could skyrocket if 25% tariffs are levied on Mexico.
Blue and gold macaws are not native to Caracas. But over the past two decades their numbers in Venezuela's capital have skyrocketed, with hundreds of these birds now flying freely across the city, and dazzling locals with their colorful feathers and peculiar calls.
gloss: To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.
pos: verb
tags: idiomatic
informal
transitive
examples: This is an area you'll have to work out in precise detail, as it's the area most likely to skyrocket your costs—or, without careful planning, leave you with thirsty guests.
Antonyms: plummet
Derived words: skyrockety
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: увеличавам се много и внезапно
roman: uveličavam se mnogo i vnezapno
lang: Cebuano
word: sulbong
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 飛漲 /飞涨
roman: fēizhǎng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 平步青雲 /平步青云
roman: píngbùqīngyún
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 劇增 /剧增
roman: jùzēng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 猛漲 /猛涨
roman: měng zhǎng
lang: Czech
word: vyletět nahoru
lang: Finnish
word: karata
lang: Finnish
word: nousta pilviin
lang: Finnish
word: raketoida
lang: French
word: grimper en flèche
lang: French
word: monter en flèche
lang: French
word: exploser
lang: German
word: emporschnellen
lang: German
word: hochschnellen
lang: German
word: explodieren
lang: Greek
word: εκτοξεύομαι
roman: ektoxévomai
lang: Hungarian
word: az egekbe szökik
lang: Hungarian
word: felszökik
lang: Italian
word: andare alle stelle
lang: Italian
word: balzare alle stelle
lang: Japanese
word: 急騰する
roman: kyūtō suru
lang: Japanese
word: 暴騰する
roman: bōtō suru
lang: Portuguese
word: ir às alturas
lang: Portuguese
word: elevar-se às alturas
lang: Russian
word: подска́кивать
roman: podskákivatʹ
lang: Russian
word: подскочи́ть
roman: podskočítʹ
lang: Russian
word: взлета́ть
roman: vzletátʹ
lang: Russian
word: взлете́ть
roman: vzletétʹ
lang: Russian
word: взмыва́ть
roman: vzmyvátʹ
lang: Russian
word: взмыть
roman: vzmytʹ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: odleteti u nebesa
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: odletjeti u nebesa
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: одлетети у небеса
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: одлетјети у небеса
lang: Spanish
word: dispararse
lang: Spanish
word: ponerse por las nubes
lang: Spanish
word: desbocarse
lang: Spanish
word: exponenciarse
lang: Spanish
word: espumar
lang: Spanish
word: subir a las nubes
lang: Spanish
word: estar por las nubes
lang: Spanish
word: andar por las nubes
lang: Swedish
word: skjuta i höjden
lang: Swedish
word: stiga våldsamt