rocket

1
[ rok-it ]
/ ˈrɒk ɪt /

noun

verb (used with object)

to move or transport by means of a rocket.
to attack with rockets.

verb (used without object)

to move like a rocket.
(of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.

Origin of rocket

1
1605–15; < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka

OTHER WORDS FROM rocket

rock·et·like, adjective

Definition for rocket (2 of 3)

rocket 2
[ rok-it ]
/ ˈrɒk ɪt /

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
Also called rocket salad, roquette. the arugula plant, used in salads.
a noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the U.S., having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.

Origin of rocket

2
1520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta ≪ Latin ērūca kind of herb

Definition for rocket (3 of 3)

Richard 1
[ ri-shahrd; French ree-shar ]
/ rɪˈʃɑrd; French riˈʃar /

noun

Mau·rice [maw-rees; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris; French moʊˈris/, Rocket,1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.

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British Dictionary definitions for rocket (1 of 3)

rocket 1
/ (ˈrɒkɪt) /

noun

a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
  1. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc
  2. (as modifier)rocket propulsion; rocket launcher
British and NZ informal a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket)

verb -ets, -eting or -eted

(tr) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
(intr ; foll by off, away , etc) to move off at high speed
(intr) to rise rapidly he rocketed to the top

Word Origin for rocket

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

British Dictionary definitions for rocket (2 of 3)

rocket 2
/ (ˈrɒkɪt) /

noun

Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris
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
dame's rocket another name for dame's violet

Word Origin for rocket

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

British Dictionary definitions for rocket (3 of 3)

Richard
/ (ˈrɪtʃəd) /

noun

Sir Cliff, real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)
Maurice, known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player

Scientific definitions for rocket

rocket
[ rŏkĭt ]

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