Skyrocket has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
2
sends a firework display high into the sky
3
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.
Verb
1
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
"prices skyrocketed"
2
To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)