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Meaning of rocket

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rocket
      n 1: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine [syn:
           {rocket}, {projectile}]
      2: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by
         reaction propulsion [syn: {rocket}, {rocket engine}]
      3: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
         harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette},
         {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa},
         {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
      4: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a
         lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: {rocket}, {skyrocket}]
      5: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: {skyrocket},
         {rocket}]
      v 1: shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
           [syn: {rocket}, {skyrocket}]
      2: propel with a rocket

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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