1racket1 (ˈrækɪt
)
Definitions
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
- slang a 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
- (intr) often foll by about rare to go about gaily or noisily, in search of pleasure, excitement, etc
Word Origin
C16: probably of imitative origin; compare rattleC16: probably of imitative origin; compare 1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry2racket2 or racquet(ˈrækɪt)
Definitions
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
See also
racketsWord Origin
C16: from French raquette , from Arabic rāhat palm of the handTranslations
- British English:
racket
A racket is a loud unpleasant noise.He makes such a racket.ˈrækɪt NOUN He makes such a racket.
- Spanish:
raqueta
nf
- French:
vacarme
nm
- German:
Krach
nm
- Chinese: 吵闹 n
- Arabic: مَضْرَب n
- Portuguese: barulheira nf
- Russian: гудение nnt
- Croatian: reket nm
- Czech: kravál nm
- Danish: ketsjer nutr
- Dutch: racket nnt
- Finnish: meteli n
- Greek: ρακέτα nf
- Italian: racchetta nf
- Japanese: 騒ぎ n
- Korean: 소동 n
- Norwegian: rabalder nnt
- Polish: łomot nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: barulheira nf
- European Spanish:
raqueta
nf
- Swedish: racket nnt
- Thai: เสียงหนวกหู n
- Turkish: curcuna n
- Vietnamese: sự huyên náo n
- British English:
racket
A racket is an oval-shaped bat with strings across it. Racquets are used in tennis, squash, and badminton.ˈrækɪt NOUN
- Spanish:
raqueta
nf
- French:
raquette
nf
- German:
Schläger
nm Schläger
- Chinese: 球拍 n
- Arabic: مَضْرَب n
- Portuguese: raquete nf
- Russian: ракетка nf
- Croatian: reket nm
- Czech: raketa nf
- Danish: ketsjer nutr
- Dutch: racket nnt
- Finnish: maila n
- Greek: ρακέτα nf
- Italian: racchetta nf
- Japanese: ラケット n
- Korean: 라켓 n
- Norwegian: racket nm
- Polish: rakieta nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: raquete nf
- European Spanish:
raqueta
nf
- Swedish: racket nnt
- Thai: ไม้ตีลูกในการเล่นกีฬา n
- Turkish: raket n
- Vietnamese: cái vợt n
Usage examples
She moved about the court with supple ease and from the way she swung a racket she seemed to know what she was doing.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)The Thai police believe large stakes in a major arms smuggling and supply racket could be the cause.
India Today (2000)It appears that the Immigration Service's four-person fraud team has yet to investigate the racket.
New Zealand Herald (2003)That other popular standby, protection money, is also an immensely lucrative racket for the Camorra.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)He was almost entirely a forehand player, hitting the ball flat with the racket in a dead line with his outstretched arm.
, ITF World of Tennis (1993)