rocket

nouns

any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
sends a firework display high into the sky

verbs

shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
"prices skyrocketed"
propel with a rocket
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move forward with force
"Steam propels this ship"