See Also: racket(dictionary)
racket(4)(dictionary)
racket(3)(dictionary)
racket(2)(dictionary)
racket(1)(dictionary)
Racket(money)
racket(medicine)
racket-talled(medicine)
racket-tall(medicine)
racket nail(medicine)

racket (oh)



[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from the sound.]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah 'front of the hand']
[singular] informal a loud noise
::The old machine used to make an awful racket .
[C] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods
drugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket
::Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket.
-see also protection racket at protection (5)

[C] 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
-see also bat bat
::a tennis racket