rocket

n. missile that contains combustibles and when ignited liberates gases causing a thrust; rocket propelled missile; spaceship; airborne firework; rocket salad, Mediterranean plant with pungent edible green leaves, roquette, arugula (used in salads)

v. go up, ascend; soar to the heavens

A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine. The history of rockets goes back to at least the 13th century. By the 20th century it included human spaceflight to the Moon, and in the 21st century rockets have enabled commercial space tourism.Rockets are used for fireworks and weaponry, as launch vehicles for artificial satellites, and for human spaceflight and  exploration of other planets. While they are inefficient for low speed use, they are, compared to other propulsion systems, very lightweight, enormously powerful and can achieve extremely high speeds.
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Noun
1. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
(hypernym) vehicle
(hyponym) missile
(part-meronym) rocket engine
2. a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
(synonym) rocket engine
(hypernym) jet engine
(hyponym) booster, booster rocket, booster unit, multistage rocket, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket
3. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
(synonym) roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Eruca, genus Eruca
4. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) visual signal
5. sends a firework display high into the sky
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) firework, pyrotechnic
Verb
1. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
2. propel with a rocket
(hypernym) propel, impel

(v. i.)
To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
  

(n.)
Rocket larkspur. See below.
  

(n.)
Damewort.
  

(n.)
An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.
  

(n.)
A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
  

(n.)
A blunt lance head used in the joust.
  

An aircraft propelled by ejected expanding gases generated in the engine from self-contained propellants and not dependent on the intake of outside substances. It includes any part which becomes separated during the operation. (14CFR1)