rocket up

verb

To grow or increase sharply.

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Meanings

verbrocket up (third-person singular simple present rockets up, present participle rocketing up, simple past and past participle rocketed up)

present singular third person rockets up · participle present rocketing up · participle past rocketed up · past rocketed up

  1. colloquialintransitiveTo grow or increase sharply.

    Young Dutch keeper Tim Krul saw his value rocket up with a sensational display.

    2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: skyrocket

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo grow or increase sharply.

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