racketrack‧et /ˈrækɪt/ ●●○ noun 
[singular] informal a loud noise: 
The old machine used to make an awful racket.2[countable] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goodsdrugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. → protection racket at protection(5)3[countable] (also racquet) a specially shaped piece of wood or metal that you use for hitting the ball in games such as tennis, that has a circle filled with tight strings at one end: a tennis racket
WORD ORIGINracket
Origin:
1-2 1500-1600 Probably from the sound. 3 1500-1600 French raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah ‘front of the hand’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I wish those kids would stop making such a racket upstairs.
- It's impossible to work with that racket going on.
- Police have uncovered an insurance racket in Cleveland.
- the advertising racket
- The FBI believe they have found the real criminals behind a big gambling racket.
- The Mafia runs a highly sophisticated drugs racket.
- Would you stop that racket, please?
- At Wolverhampton the carriage had all but emptied, leaving only a sleeping woman cradling a badminton racket.
- Bring your squash racket, as there are excellent courts for hire.
- If Nine Inch Nails' dreadful racket doesn't scare her off, nothing will.
- It is best just to find a racket that suits your game.
- She would have stayed asleep, too, if not for the outrageous racket that erupted outside at that very moment.
- The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.
- The Ghost rackets are of 100% graphite construction and retail for £199.99.
- There was a racket, as he pushed and pulled the boards.
THESAURUS
a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: · Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.· Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din: · I wish those kids would stop making such a racket.· I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd.· the din of battle
British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time: · the deafening row of the loudspeakers
a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind: · She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.· the roar of the waves breaking on the beach· the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place: · It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets.· His voice rose above the hubbub.
especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting: · There was a big commotion going on outside the building.· He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time: · They heard the clamour of angry voices.· the clamor of the rain on the roof· the clamour of typewriters· the clamour of the birds
Longman Language Activatorwhen people are dishonest in order to get money the crime of getting money dishonestly from a big organization, for example by giving false information or changing documents, especially over a long time: · Big losses due to theft and fraud forced the company to close.· Landale is calling for more laws to protect consumers against fraud.
informal a method, usually used by several people working together, who cheat someone by making them believe something that is not true: · I spent more than $4000 before I realized the whole thing was a scam.scam to do something: · She and her boyfriend were involved in a scam to get $5 million from the company.tax scam (=a way of dishonestly avoiding paying tax)
a well-planned and often complicated arrangement to cheat people: · Young was convicted for his participation in a $2 million stock swindle.· The whole property development proposal was a swindle. They never intended to build anything.
British a situation in which people are cheated, especially in small ways over a long period of time: · The firm realised some sort of fiddle was going on, but they had no idea how much they were losing.work a fiddle (=do a fiddle): · Managers don't really get paid much here, but most of them are working a few fiddles.
a method or process of persuading someone to buy something or to give you money by telling them lies: · A lot of people gave money to the charity collectors, not realising it was a con.con trick British: · She wanted me to visit a fortune-teller but I thought it was all a big con trick.
an illegal business that is used by criminals to make a large profit for themselves: · The FBI believe they have found the real criminals behind a big gambling racket.· The Mafia runs a highly sophisticated drugs racket.
a loud noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: · Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.· The noise of the machines made it hard to talk.make (a) noise: · Do you have to make so much noise?
informal a loud, unpleasant noise: · It's impossible to work with that racket going on.make a racket: · I wish those kids would stop making such a racket upstairs.
a loud, unpleasant noise, especially one made by a large number of people talking loudly, working etc: · The hall resounded with the din of thirty children scraping violins, banging drums and singing loudly.above the din: · I shouted to make myself heard above the din.
a sudden noisy activity, especially the noise of people arguing or fighting: · We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening.· Suddenly there was a commotion by the front door, and two police officers marched in.in commotion (=full of noisy activity): · Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.
a loud, confused, unclear noise, made by many people talking at the same time: · It's a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London's busy streets.over/above the hubbub: · His voice rose above the hubbub.
a continuous loud noise, especially if made by a machine or a strong wind: · Inside, the gale was no more than a distant, muffled roar.· She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.
British /clamor American a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd - used especially in literature: · The station was filled with the clamour of shouting voices and movement.· The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The old machine used to make an awful racket. Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
The old machine used to make an awful racket. Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket.· Yorris's youth organisation is involved in gambling, prostitution and protection rackets.· It was odd to find him in charge of such a low-level enterprise as the Vadinamian protection racket.· A reclusive ex-rock-star's London mansion is used as a hideout by a violent protection racket thug, played by James Fox.· To have 32 seeds in a 128 women's singles draw, would be nothing less than a protection racket.
· When mum was pregnant, some one gave her a present, a small tennis racket.· They were the first women to appear in magazines who looked strong enough to swing a tennis racket.· The six tennis rackets in there still look good to me.· He had secured his first patent, for his spoon-shaped tennis racket, in early 1886.· A tennis racket, a pair of flippers, a garden hose.· Bella Darvi wore a cobra hat and eyeliner like a tennis racket whose handle stretched to her ears.· It's made from carbon fibre like new expensive tennis rackets.· We imagine a giant tennis racket across the Thames.
VERB· The sheep were making a racket, more than usual.· So all we were doing was walking through the bush, making a lot of racket.· Then one day he heard the birds making a frightful racket and this huge magpie flew out of the tree.· So she was pressing the wrong keys; did it have to make such a racket?
· Crickets set up a racket in trees out in the yard.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Crickets set up a racket in trees out in the yard.
[singular] informal a loud noise: The old machine used to make an awful racket.2[countable] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goodsdrugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. → protection racket at protection(5)3[countable] (also racquet) a specially shaped piece of wood or metal that you use for hitting the ball in games such as tennis, that has a circle filled with tight strings at one end: a tennis racket