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Racket   /rˈækɪt/   Listen
noun
Racket  n.  (Written also racquet)  
1.
A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. "Each one (of the Indians) has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket."
2.
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; chiefly in the plural.
3.
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. (Canada)
4.
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.


Racket  n.  
1.
Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
2.
A carouse; any reckless dissipation. (Slang)


Racket  n.  
1.
A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. (Slang)
2.
An organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling, bootlegging, or extortion.


verb
Racket  v. t.  To strike with, or as with, a racket. "Poor man (is) racketed from one temptation to another."


Racket  v. i.  (past & past part. racketed; pres. part. racketing)  
1.
To make a confused noise or racket.
2.
To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
3.
To carouse or engage in dissipation. (Slang)





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"Racket" Quotes from Famous Books



... racket," said Buck, heartily. "Mr. Wayne is a gentleman and has spoken up for me. So I suppose the negotiations are at ...
— The Napoleon of Notting Hill • Gilbert K. Chesterton
... madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket. Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don't let ...
— Father Goriot • Honore de Balzac
... in my state-room, awaiting the departure of the steamer, when a tremendous racket on the cabin steps, followed by a rush of feet up and down the saloon, startled me out of ...
— The Land of Thor • J. Ross Browne
... brought us a king-fisher with an enormously long tail, such as no other king-fisher possesses. It was the racket-tailed king-fisher. It had been caught sleeping in the hollow of the rocky banks of a neighbouring stream. It had a red bill, and Mr Hooker observed that he doubted whether it lived upon fish, for, ...
— In the Eastern Seas • W.H.G. Kingston
... in the adventure the baboons became quite enthusiastic about it. The delegation set off immediately. They traveled swiftly; but the ape-man found no difficulty in keeping up with them. They made a tremendous racket as they passed through the trees in an endeavor to suggest to enemies in their front that a great herd was approaching, for when the baboons travel in large numbers there is no jungle creature who cares ...
— The Son of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs


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