racket
n. loud noise, din; uproar, tumult; organized crime; deceptive act or scheme; profession, occupation; racket, light bat with an oval frame filled with netting (used in sports such as tennis, badminton, etc.) v. live wildly, participate in riotous activities | ||||
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Racket Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Racket
(v. t.)
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
(v. i.)
To make a confused noise or racket.
(v. i.)
To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
(v. i.)
To carouse or engage in dissipation.
(n.)
Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
(n.)
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
(n.)
A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
(n.)
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
(n.)
A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
(n.)
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
(v. t.)
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
(v. i.)
To make a confused noise or racket.
(v. i.)
To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
(v. i.)
To carouse or engage in dissipation.
(n.)
Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
(n.)
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
(n.)
A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
(n.)
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
(n.)
A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
(n.)
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
| WordNet 2.0 |
racket
Noun
1. a loud and disturbing noise
(hypernym) noise
2. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
(synonym) fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
(hypernym) enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
3. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
(synonym) noise, dissonance
(hypernym) sound, auditory sensation
(hyponym) white noise
4. 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 games
(synonym) racquet
(hypernym) sports implement
(hyponym) badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore
(part-meronym) face
Verb
1. 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!"
(synonym) revel, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
(hypernym) celebrate, fete
(hyponym) carouse, roister, riot
2. make loud and annoying noises
(hypernym) make noise, resound, noise
3. hit (a ball) with a racket
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) racquet
(classification) sport, athletics
Noun
1. a loud and disturbing noise
(hypernym) noise
2. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
(synonym) fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
(hypernym) enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
3. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
(synonym) noise, dissonance
(hypernym) sound, auditory sensation
(hyponym) white noise
4. 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 games
(synonym) racquet
(hypernym) sports implement
(hyponym) badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore
(part-meronym) face
Verb
1. 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!"
(synonym) revel, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
(hypernym) celebrate, fete
(hyponym) carouse, roister, riot
2. make loud and annoying noises
(hypernym) make noise, resound, noise
3. hit (a ball) with a racket
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) racquet
(classification) sport, athletics
| Australian Slang |
Racket
1. dishonest scheme, trick, etc. [from “racket” - loud noise (i.e. so as to distract the victims of the trick)]; 2. organised illegal activity such as the extortion of money by threat or violence from legitimate businessmen; 3. one's legitimate business or occupation: “He's in the advertising racket”
1. dishonest scheme, trick, etc. [from “racket” - loud noise (i.e. so as to distract the victims of the trick)]; 2. organised illegal activity such as the extortion of money by threat or violence from legitimate businessmen; 3. one's legitimate business or occupation: “He's in the advertising racket”
| Anagram |
racket
tacker
tacker
| hEnglish - advanced version |
racket
racket
racy \ra"cy\ (rā"s&ybreve;), a. [compar. racier (-s&ibreve;*&etilde;r); superl. raciest.] [from race a tribe, family.]
1. having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. the racy wine, late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
2. hence: exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. our raciest, most idiomatic popular words. arnold. burns's english, though not so racy as his scotch, is generally correct. coleridge. the rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow. wilson.
similar words(6)
racket court
racket-tailed
racket club
tennis racket
squash racket
racket-tail
racket
racy \ra"cy\ (rā"s&ybreve;), a. [compar. racier (-s&ibreve;*&etilde;r); superl. raciest.] [from race a tribe, family.]
1. having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. the racy wine, late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
2. hence: exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. our raciest, most idiomatic popular words. arnold. burns's english, though not so racy as his scotch, is generally correct. coleridge. the rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow. wilson.
similar words(6)
racket court
racket-tailed
racket club
tennis racket
squash racket
racket-tail
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
racket (for tennis)
raicéad
raicéad
racket (noise)
callán
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Hum
Hum = n. a bat, a racket
Hum = n. a bat, a racket
Humog
Humog = n. a bat, a racket
Pelgib
Pelgib = n. a racket for a ball
| Dream Dictionary |
Racket
To dream of a racket, denotes that you will be foiled in some anticipated pleasure. For a young woman, this dream is ominous of disappointment in not being able to participate in some amusement that has engaged her attention.
To dream of a racket, denotes that you will be foiled in some anticipated pleasure. For a young woman, this dream is ominous of disappointment in not being able to participate in some amusement that has engaged her attention.
Racket Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Racket
Racket may mean:
- Racquet, a sports implement
- Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime
- Racquets (sport), a ball game
- Racket (movie) (1997)
- Racket: a 19th C. variation on the Waltz
- a loud, unwanted sound (slang)
- not to be confused with rackett (a Renaissance woodwind instrument)
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