Illustration of racket
- A tennis
- B racquetball
- C badminton
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
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
racketed; racketing; rackets
Synonyms
Examples of racket in a Sentence
Noun (2)
if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The state is a center for organized crime, with dozens of relatively small cartels battling one another to control extortion rackets, smuggling routes and trafficking of illicit drugs, mainly crystal meth.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
There have also been rumblings of a protection racket involving the brother of the ex-police commissioner, who had his home raided.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The state is a center for organized crime, with dozens of relatively small cartels battling one another to control extortion rackets, smuggling routes and trafficking of illicit drugs, mainly crystal meth.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
After endorsing Head tennis rackets his entire career, Murray this spring started using a Yonex racket.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racket. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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racket
1 of 3 noun
rack·et
variants
or racquet
1
: a light implement consisting of a handle attached to an open frame with a network of strings stretched across it that is used to hit the object in play (as a ball) in various games (as tennis, badminton, or racquetball)
racket
2 of 3 noun1
: a loud confused noise
2
a
: a dishonest scheme for obtaining money (as by cheating or threats)
b
: an easy way to make money or earn a living
is that all you do? What a racket
racket
3 of 3 verb
: to make a racket
Etymology
Noun
from early French raquette "racket" derived from Latin rasceta "wrist," from Arabic rusgh (same meaning)
Noun
origin unknown
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