skyrocket-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: grow dramatically, increase abruptly

Examples:
ZARD's most recent hit compilation has skyrocketed up the charts.
A new Associated Press calculation shows just how high compensation for America's CEOs has skyrocketed.
With alternative fuel in the limelight, the cost of corn has skyrocketed.
Student drug use has skyrocketed since 1990.
I fell in love with Frida and my fixation has skyrocketed into Frida Everything.
This discovery triggered Moab's uranium boom and skyrocketed the area into national prominence.
Lark Stewart is on the run from a singing career that skyrocketed out of control.

Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6-1
FrameNet: Change_position_on_a_scale
PropBank: skyrocket.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: shoot up, usually into the air

Examples:
In one of the most bizarre fishing tales imaginable, a monster 57-pound kingfish skyrocketed out of the water.
The Barracuda skyrocketed out of the water and into a fishing boat, where it damaged the boat and the occupants.
The fireworks -- skyrocketed from two barges on the mighty Mississippi -- begin at 9PM.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: skyrocket.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1