Definition of "rocket"
- noun
A rocket engine.
A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket.
An ace (the playing card).
An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa.
- verb
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
To fly vertically.
To rise or soar rapidly.
To carry something in a rocket.
To attack something with rockets.
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