Origin: (2) 1500-1600 French raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah front of the hand
Thesaurus
THESAURUS a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected►noise
a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected: The traffic noise kept us awake. What was that clunking noise?
►racket
informal a loud unpleasant noise: It’s impossible to work with that racket going on.
►commotion
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.
►din
a loud unpleasant noise, especially the noise of many people talking, working, etc., that continues for a long time. Used especially in writing or literature: We had to speak loudly to hear each other in the din of the school cafeteria.
►clamor
formal a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd: The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor.
1 [singular] informal a lot of loud noises: Would you stop that racket, please?► see thesaurus at noise2[countable] a piece of equipment used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis, consisting of a stick with a net in a round frame: a tennis racket3[countable] a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods: an international smuggling racket → see alsoprotection racket4[countable] informal a job, especially one in which you make a lot of money easily: the advertising racket [Origin: (2) 1500–1600 French raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah front of the hand]