Definition
To increase or rise very quickly and suddenly, or a firework that shoots high into the sky before exploding.
Etymology
Compound word: 'sky' plus 'rocket.' As a firework, it emerged in the 18th century; as a verb meaning rapid increase, it's metaphorical from the 1900s onward, comparing anything that rises fast to these projectiles.
Kelly Says
When you say 'prices skyrocketed,' you're literally comparing inflation to a firework shooting upward—it's a wonderfully vivid metaphor that shows how we describe abstract changes through physical images!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰማይ ላይ ወጣ
se-may la-y wo-ta
ARالعربية
الارتفاع السريع
al-ir-ta-fa-t as-sari-i
BNবাংলা
আকাশ উড্ডয়ন
a-kaash u-d-do-yan
CACatalà
llançar-se
llan-sar-se
CSČeština
raketa
ra-ke-ta
DADansk
skyrocket
sky-ro-ket
DEDeutsch
raketenstart
ra-ke-ten-shtahrt
ELΕλληνικά
αύξηση
av-g-si
ESEspañol
dispararse
dis-par-seh-res
FAفارسی
بالا رفتن سریع
ba-la-ro-ftan se-e-e
FRFrançais
s'envoler
se-n-vwa-ler
GUGU
આકાશમાં ઉડાવું
a-kaash ma-an u-daav-un
HIहिन्दी
आकाश में उड़ान भरना
a-kaash mein u-daan bhar-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
meluncur ke atas
me-lun-cur ke a-tas
ITItaliano
schizzare
skia-tcher-e
KMKM
ចូលទៅលើ
chool to-u leu
MRMR
आकाशात उडणे
a-kaash-aat u-dan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
meningkat
men-ing-kat
MYမြန်မာ
အလျင် တက်
a-lin de-t
NLNederlands
raket
ra-ket
NONorsk
skyrocket
sky-ro-ket
PAPA
ਸਕਾਈ 火箭
sa-kai ro-ket
PLPolski
rakieta
ra-kie-ta
PTPortuguês
disparar
di-spar-ar
RORomână
rachetă
ra-che-ta
RUРусский
взлететь
vz-le-tet'
SVSvenska
skyrocket
sky-ro-ket
SWKiswahili
kupaa
koo-paa
TAதமிழ்
வானில் ஏற
va-nil a-er
TEతెలుగు
నెలకొనడం
ne-la-ko-na-dam
THไทย
ทะยานขึ้น
ta-yan khun
TRTürkçe
hızla yükselmek
hiz-la yü-k-sel-mek
UKУкраїнська
космос
kos-mos
VITiếng Việt
bay lên
bay len
ZH中文
迅速上升
xùnsù shàngshēng
ZUZU
ukuselela ngokushesha
u-ku-se-le-la ngoku-she-sha