Racket

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations

English

Noun

racket (plural rackets)

1. (may be used with or without an article, but is not in the plural) A loud noise.

   Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.

   With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!

   What's all this racket?

2. (countable; also spelled racquet) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew , or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton .
3. A fraud or swindle ; an illegal scheme for profit

   They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.

Synonyms

• (loud noise): din, noise, ruckus
• (implement): bat, paddle, racquet
• (fraud): con, fraud, scam, swindle

Translations

loud noise

implement

fraud