Meaning & Definition of Racket in English
English⟶
Racket
/rækɪt/
noun
1. A loud and disturbing noise
synonym:
- racket
2. An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
synonym:
- racket,
- fraudulent scheme,
- illegitimate enterprise
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,
- racket
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:
- racket,
- racquet
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,
- racket,
- make whoopie,
- make merry,
- make happy,
- whoop it up,
- jollify,
- wassail
2. Make loud and annoying noises
synonym:
- racket
3. Hit (a ball) with a racket
synonym:
- racket
Examples of using
Bring your racket and we'll play some tennis.
I invested all my money and then found out their business was a racket.
There was such a racket at my house last night, I couldn't sleep.