{
    "term": "rocket",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vegetables_salad.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a spacecraft in the shape of a tube that is driven by a stream of gases let out behind it when fuel is burned inside",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **space rocket**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **rocket was launched** in 2007."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The idea **took off like a rocket** *(= it immediately became popular)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space", "Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["space"],
                "verb + rocket": ["launch"],
                "rocket + verb": ["blast off", "lift off", "take off"],
                "rocket + noun": ["booster", "engine", "motor"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a missile (= a weapon that travels through the air) that carries a bomb and is driven by a stream of burning gases",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a rocket attack"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A rocket smashed into the side of the building."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long-range", "anti-aircraft", "anti-tank"],
                "verb + rocket": ["fire", "shoot"],
                "rocket + verb": ["explode", "hit something", "strike something"],
                "rocket + noun": ["attack", "launcher", "pod"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong; to be spoken to angrily for this reason",
            "labels": "(British English, informal, old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɒkɪt/",
                "audio": "ro/rocket/rocket__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɑːkɪt/",
                "audio": "ro/rocket/rocket__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 3 early 17th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape. noun sense 4 late 15th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca ‘downy-stemmed plant’."
}