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racket
1[rak-it]
noun
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar.
The traffic made a terrible racket in the street below.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , , ,social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation.
Antonyms: , , ,an organized illegal activity, such as bootlegging or the extortion of money from legitimate business people by threat or violence.
a dishonest scheme, trick, business, activity, etc..
the latest weight-reducing racket.
Usually the rackets organized illegal activities.
Some say that the revenue from legalized gambling supports the rackets.
Slang.
an occupation, livelihood, or business.
an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
verb (used without object)
to make a racket or noise.
to take part in social gaiety or dissipation.
racket
2[rak-it]
noun
a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
the short-handled paddle used to strike the ball in table tennis.
(used with a singular verb)rackets, racquet.
a snowshoe made in the form of a tennis racket.
racket
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
a noisy disturbance or loud commotion; clamour; din
gay or excited revelry, dissipation, etc
an illegal enterprise carried on for profit, such as extortion, fraud, prostitution, drug peddling, etc
slanga business or occupation
what's your racket?
music
a medieval woodwind instrument of deep bass pitch
a reed stop on an organ of deep bass pitch
verb
rareto go about gaily or noisily, in search of pleasure, excitement, etc
racket
2/ ˈæɪ /
noun
a bat consisting of an open network of nylon or other strings stretched in an oval frame with a handle, used to strike the ball in tennis, badminton, etc
a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket
verb
(tr) to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket
Other 51Թ Forms
- racketlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of racket1
Origin of racket2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of racket1
Origin of racket2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A shorter racket, a smaller court and an underarm serve.
Mexican organized crime groups have expanded their turf and moved into rackets beyond drug trafficking, including extortion, fuel-smuggling and the exploitation of timber, minerals and other natural resources.
If we do a tour of Alabama, I’ll carry your rackets for you.’
And Hammett was soon playing air guitar with his brother’s tennis racket.
But the blue box, dubbed the BlueChirper, emits a racket that is devoid of rhythm.
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