rocket

rock·et¹

a. A rocket engine.

b. A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.

2. A projectile weapon carrying a warhead that is powered and propelled by rockets.

3. A projectile firework having a cylindrical shape and a fuse that is lit from the rear.

v. rock·et·ed, rock·et·ing, rock·ets

v.intr.

1. To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket

2. To fly swiftly straight up, as a game bird frightened from cover.

3. To soar or rise rapidly: The book rocketed to the top of the bestseller list.

v.tr.

1. To carry by means of a rocket.

2. To assault with rockets.

[Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca, spindle, distaff, of Germanic origin.]

rock·et²

(rŏk′ĭt)

2. Any of several plants of the mustard family, especially the dame's rocket and the sea rocket.

[Middle English rokette, from Old French roquete, from Italian rochetta, variant of ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, arugula, from Latin ērūca.]

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rocket

(ˈrɒkɪt)

1. (Astronautics) a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc

2. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc

3. (Astronautics)

a. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc

b. (as modifier): rocket propulsion; rocket launcher.

4. informal Brit and NZ a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket)

vb, -ets, -eting or -eted

5. (Astronautics) (tr) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket

6. (intr; foll by off, away, etc) to move off at high speed

7. (intr) to rise rapidly: he rocketed to the top.

[C17: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin]

rocket

(ˈrɒkɪt)

1. (Plants) Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

2. (Plants) any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers

3. (Plants) yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris

4. (Plants) sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers

5. (Plants) dame's rocket another name for dame's violet

[C16: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant]

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rock•et¹

art at Rocky Mountains

(ˈrɒk ɪt)

1. any of various tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited propel the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, hurling explosives, launching a space vehicle, etc.

2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.

v.t.

4. to move or transport by means of a rocket.

v.i.

5. to move like a rocket.

6. (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.

[1605–15; (< French roquette) < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka, c. Old Norse rokkr, Middle Dutch rocke, Old High German rocco (German Rocken)]

rock′et•like`, adj.

rock•et²

(ˈrɒk ɪt)

1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.

[1520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca < Latin ērūca arugula]

rock·et

(rŏk′ĭt)

A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.

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rocket

A self-propelled vehicle whose trajectory or course, while in flight, cannot be controlled.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

rocket

Past participle: rocketed
Gerund: rocketing

Imperative
rocket
rocket

Present
I rocket
you rocket
he/she/it rockets
we rocket
you rocket
they rocket

Preterite
I rocketed
you rocketed
he/she/it rocketed
we rocketed
you rocketed
they rocketed

Present Continuous
I am rocketing
you are rocketing
he/she/it is rocketing
we are rocketing
you are rocketing
they are rocketing

Present Perfect
I have rocketed
you have rocketed
he/she/it has rocketed
we have rocketed
you have rocketed
they have rocketed

Past Continuous
I was rocketing
you were rocketing
he/she/it was rocketing
we were rocketing
you were rocketing
they were rocketing

Past Perfect
I had rocketed
you had rocketed
he/she/it had rocketed
we had rocketed
you had rocketed
they had rocketed

Future
I will rocket
you will rocket
he/she/it will rocket
we will rocket
you will rocket
they will rocket

Future Perfect
I will have rocketed
you will have rocketed
he/she/it will have rocketed
we will have rocketed
you will have rocketed
they will have rocketed

Future Continuous
I will be rocketing
you will be rocketing
he/she/it will be rocketing
we will be rocketing
you will be rocketing
they will be rocketing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rocketing
you have been rocketing
he/she/it has been rocketing
we have been rocketing
you have been rocketing
they have been rocketing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rocketing
you will have been rocketing
he/she/it will have been rocketing
we will have been rocketing
you will have been rocketing
they will have been rocketing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rocketing
you had been rocketing
he/she/it had been rocketing
we had been rocketing
you had been rocketing
they had been rocketing

Conditional
I would rocket
you would rocket
he/she/it would rocket
we would rocket
you would rocket
they would rocket

Past Conditional
I would have rocketed
you would have rocketed
he/she/it would have rocketed
we would have rocketed
you would have rocketed
they would have rocketed

rocket

A peppery salad leaf plant widely used in Italian cooking.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	rocket - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine projectile missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket - a rocket fired for test purposes vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
	2.	rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion rocket engine booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, booster - the first stage of a multistage rocket jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion nuclear rocket - a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant retrorocket - a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course rocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine space rocket - a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space thruster - a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
	3.	rocket - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, roquette Eruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	4.	rocket - propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon skyrocket visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
	5.	rocket - sends a firework display high into the sky skyrocket firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
Verb	1.	rocket - shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" skyrocket go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	2.	rocket - propel with a rocket propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"