Illustration of racket
- A tennis
- B racquetball
- C badminton
racket
1 of 3noun (1)
rack·et ˈra-kət 
variants or racquet
1
: a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (such as tennis, racquets, or badminton)
2
usually racquets plural in form but singular in construction : a game for two or four players with ball and racket on a 4-walled court
racket
2 of 3noun (2)
1
: confused clattering noise : clamor
2
a
: social whirl or excitement
b
: the strain of exciting or trying experiences
3
a
: a fraudulent scheme, enterprise, or activity
b
: a usually illegitimate enterprise made workable by bribery or intimidation
c
: an easy and lucrative means of livelihood
d
slang : occupation, business
racket
3 of 3verb
racketed; racketing; rackets
intransitive verb
1
: to engage in active social life
2
: to move with or make a racket
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- babel
- blare
- bluster
- bowwow
- brawl
- bruit [archaic]
- cacophony
- chatter
- clamor
- clangor
- decibel(s)
- din
- discordance
- katzenjammer
- noise
- rattle
- roar
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle French raquette, ultimately from Medieval Latin rasceta wrist, carpus, modification of Arabic rusgh wrist
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
racket 1 of 2
noun
rack·et ˈra-kət
1
: a loud confused noise
2
: a dishonest scheme for obtaining money
racket
2 of 2noun
variants or racquet
: a piece of sports equipment consisting of a handle and a frame with strings stretched tightly across it
rackets 1 of 2
noun
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- noises
- rattles
- roars
- chatters
- cacophonies
- brawls
- commotions
- discordances
- dins
- decibels
- clangors
- bowwows
- babels
- discords
- clatters
- bluster
- bruits
- booms
- katzenjammers
- clamors
- blares
- bangs
- dissonances
- hullabaloos
- rumpuses
- tumults
- hubbubs
- furors
- hurly-burlies
- jangles
- blasts
- uproars
- crashes
- claps
- cracks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- silences
- stills
- quiets
- lulls
- hushes
- serenities
- tranquillities
- tranquilities
- calms
- quietudes
rackets
2 of 2verb
as in chinks
Synonyms & Similar Words
- chinks
- clanks
- clinks
- clashes
- clacks
- rattles
- chirps
- clicks
- clangs
- clatters
- clops
- clip-clops
- crashes
- spatters
- clop-clops
- sputters