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rack·et 1
also rac·quet (răk′ĭt)n.
1. A device consisting of an oval or circular frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games.
2. A wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis.
3. A snowshoe.
[Middle English raket, a kind of handball, from Old French rachette, palm of the hand, racket, from Medieval Latin rascheta, palm, from Arabic rāḥat (al-yad), palm (of the hand), bound form of rāḥa; see rḥ in Semitic roots.]
rack·et 2
(răk′ĭt)n.
1. A loud distressing noise. See Synonyms at noise.
2.
a. A dishonest or fraudulent business or practice.
b. often rackets An illegal moneymaking activity, especially one controlled by organized crime.
3.
a. An easy, profitable means of livelihood.
b. Slang A business or occupation.
intr.v. rack·et·ed, rack·et·ing, rack·ets
1. To make or move with a loud distressing noise.
2. To lead an active social life.
[Origin unknown.]
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racket
(ˈrækɪt)n
1. a noisy disturbance or loud commotion; clamour; din
2. gay or excited revelry, dissipation, etc
3. an illegal enterprise carried on for profit, such as extortion, fraud, prostitution, drug peddling, etc
4. slang a business or occupation: what's your racket?.
5. (Instruments) music
a. a medieval woodwind instrument of deep bass pitch
b. a reed stop on an organ of deep bass pitch
vb
rare (often foll by: about) to go about gaily or noisily, in search of pleasure, excitement, etc
[C16: probably of imitative origin; compare rattle1]
racket
(ˈrækɪt) orracquet
n
1. (General Sporting Terms) 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
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket
vb
(General Sporting Terms) (tr) to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket
[C16: from French raquette, from Arabic rāhat palm of the hand]
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rack•et1
art at radiate
(ˈræk ɪt) n.
1. a loud noise or clamor, esp. of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar.
2. social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation.
3. an organized illegal activity, such as the extortion of money by threat or violence.
4. a dishonest scheme, business, activity, etc.
5. Slang.
v.i. a. an occupation, livelihood, or business.
b. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
6. to make a racket or noise.
7. to take part in social gaiety or dissipation.
[1555–65; metathetic variant of dial. rattick; see rattle]
syn: See noise.
rack•et2
(ˈræk ɪt)n.
1. a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used in tennis, badminton, etc.
2. the short-handled paddle used to strike the ball in table tennis and paddle tennis.
3. rackets, (used with a sing. v.) racquet (def. 1).
4. a snowshoe made in the form of a tennis racket.
Also, racquet (for defs. 1,2,4).[1490–1500; < Middle French raquette, rachette, perhaps < Arabic rāḥet, variant of rāḥah palm of the hand]
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Racket, Racquet, Racquette, Roquet or Racker
an assembly of high society at a private house, 1745; a popular, noisy or confused group; also the noise made by such a group.Examples: racquet of mirth and war, 1822; racket of society, 1886.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
racket
Past participle: racketed
Gerund: racketing
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| Noun | 1. | racket - a loud and disturbing noise noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. | racket - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit endeavor, endeavour, enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" | |
| 3. | racket - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" | |
| 4. |  racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various gamesbadminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players crosse - a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse face - the striking or working surface of an implement handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" sports implement - an implement used in a sport tennis racket, tennis racquet - a racket used to play tennis | |
| Verb | 1. |  racket - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" |
| 2. | racket - make loud and annoying noises | |
| 3. | racket - hit (a ball) with a racket hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" |
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racket
noun
1. noise, row, shouting, fuss, disturbance, outcry, clamour, din, uproar, commotion, pandemonium, rumpus, babel, tumult, hubbub, hullabaloo, ballyhoo (informal) The racket went on past midnight.
2. fraud, scheme, criminal activity, fraudulent scheme, illegal enterprise a drugs racket
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racket
noun1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:
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Translations
الحُصول على أموال بِصورَةٍ غَيْر شَريفَهضَجَّهمَضْرَب
raketarámuskraválpokoutní obchody
ketsjerlarmnarkotikahandelsvindleri=-ketcher
mailameteli
reketvika
hávaîispaîisvindl, brask
ラケット騒ぎ
라켓소동
kņadatroksnis
kšeftovaniepokútny obchod
lopar
racket
เสียงหนวกหูแร็คเก็ต
sự huyên náovợt
racket
1 [ˈrækɪt] N (Sport) → raqueta fracket
2 [ˈrækɪt]A. N
B. VI (make noise) (also racket about) → hacer ruido, armar un jaleo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
racket
[ˈrækɪt] n (for tennis, squash, badminton) → raquette f racket sports
(= noise) → vacarme m
to make a racket → faire un vacarme
They're making a terrible racket → Ils font un vacarme de tous les diables.
Stop making such a racket! → Arrête de faire un tel vacarme!
to make a racket → faire un vacarme
They're making a terrible racket → Ils font un vacarme de tous les diables.
Stop making such a racket! → Arrête de faire un tel vacarme!
(= criminal business) → trafic m
a racket operated by meat dealers → un trafic dirigé par des négociants en viande
a drugs racket → un trafic de drogue
a smuggling racket → un trafic de contrebande
a racket operated by meat dealers → un trafic dirigé par des négociants en viande
a drugs racket → un trafic de drogue
a smuggling racket → un trafic de contrebande
(= swindle) → escroquerie f
an insurance racket → une escroquerie à l'assurance
to be a racket → être une escroquerie
an insurance racket → une escroquerie à l'assurance
to be a racket → être une escroquerie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
racket
1n (Sport: for tennis etc) → Schläger m
racket
2n
(inf: = dishonest business) → Schwindelgeschäft nt (inf), → Gaunerei f (inf); (making excessive profit) → Wucher m; the drugs racket → das Drogengeschäft; to be in on a racket → bei einer Gaunerei mitmischen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
racket1,
racquet
(ˈrӕkit) noun a wooden or metal frame strung with catgut or nylon, used in tennis and certain other games. tennis-racket; squash-racket; badminton-racket.
racket2
(ˈrӕkit) noun1. a great deal of noise. What a racket the children are making!
2. a dishonest way of making money. the drug racket.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
racket
→ مَضْرَب kravál, raketa ketsjer, larm Krach, Schläger ρακέτα jaleo, raqueta maila, meteli raquette, vacarme reket, vika baccano, racchetta ラケット, 騒ぎ 라켓, 소동 lawaai, racket rabalder, racket łomot, rakieta barulheira, raquete гудение, ракетка racket เสียงหนวกหู, แร็คเก็ต curcuna, raket sự huyên náo, vợt 吵闹, 球拍Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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