Dictionary definition · racket
noun
- a loud and disturbing noise
- an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
- the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience"modern music is just noise to me"
- a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
verb
- celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities"The members of the wedding party made merry all night"
- make loud and annoying noises
- hit (a ball) with a racket
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).