(of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly

sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing

attack with rocket-propelled missiles

the city was rocketed and bombed from the air

a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal

a severe reprimand

he got a rocket from the Director

an edible Mediterranean plant of the cabbage family, whose leaves are eaten in salads