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sky·rocket (-räk′it)

noun

a fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to rise or cause to rise rapidly meat prices skyrocketed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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