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- Dictionaryrack·et/ˈrakət/
noun
- 1. a loud unpleasant noise; a din: "the kids were making a racket" Similar
- 2. an illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money: informal "a protection racket" Similar
verb
- 1. make a loud unpleasant noise: "trains racketed by"
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The meaning of RACKET is 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). How to use racket in a sentence.
an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle: a tennis / squash / badminton racket. Creative Crop/Photodisc/GettyImages. More examplesFewer examples. You ought to have your racket re-strung before the competition. He holds his tennis racket with a vice-like grip.
noun. a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar: The traffic made a terrible racket in the street below. Synonyms: outcry, tumult, disturbance, cacophony. Antonyms: tranquility, stillness, calm, quiet.
A racket is an oval-shaped bat with strings across it. Rackets are used in tennis, squash, and badminton.
Definition of racket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Racket definition: A device consisting of an oval or circular frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games. Dictionary
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Colours & sounds, Crime & law, Sport rack‧et /ˈrækɪt/ noun 1 [ singular] informal a loud noise The old machine used to make an awful racket. 2 [ countable] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods ...
1. A racket is a loud, unpleasant noise. [...] 2. You can refer to an illegal activity used to make money as a racket . [informal] [...] 3. A racket is an oval-shaped bat with strings across it. Rackets are used in tennis, squash, and badminton. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'racket' American English: rækɪt British English: rækɪt. More.
racket, racquet /ˈrækɪt/ n. a bat consisting of an open network of nylon or other strings stretched in an oval frame with a handle, used to strike the ball in tennis, badminton, etc. a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket. vb. ( transitive) to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket.
1. A device consisting of an oval or circular frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games. 2. A wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis. 3. A snowshoe.
