Noun

1. Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
2. A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
3. Erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
4. Propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
5. Sends a firework display high into the sky

Verb

1. Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
2. Propel with a rocket