rocket vs propel

rocket is a noun but propel is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
propel	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, propel is a hypernym of rocket; that is, propel is a word with a broader meaning than rocket:

Other hypernyms of rocket include impel.

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

rocket (verb)	propel (verb)
propel with a rocket	cause to move forward with force
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket	give an incentive for action