Meaning of "racket" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of racket

1. (n) an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

2. (n) 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

3. (n) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"

4. (n) a loud and disturbing noise

5. (v) hit (a ball) with a racket

6. (v) make loud and annoying noises

7. (v) 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!"

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