noun
skyrocket
SKEYE-rok-iht
noun
1
A firework that shoots into the sky before exploding.
"The skyrocket burst into a shower of red sparks."
verb
1
To rise or increase very suddenly and sharply.
"House prices have skyrocketed in the last two years."
"Demand for the product skyrocketed after the review went viral."
How to Use Skyrocket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo suddenly shoot up in amount or value — like prices, demand, or popularity.
Common pairings
prices skyrocket
costs skyrocketed
sales skyrocketed
Word Forms
skyrocketed past tense, skyrockets plural, skyrockets singular
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Etymology
A compound of "sky" and "rocket", originally naming the firework before the verb sense of "shooting up suddenly" developed.