racket

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From Middle English raket

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racket (plural rackets)

  1. (countable) A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.
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implement
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racket (plural rackets)

  1. (only in singular) A loud noise.
    Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.
    With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!
    What's all this racket?
  1. A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
    They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.
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loud noise
fraud

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racket n. (plural rackets, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. racket (sports implement)

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From English racket.

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  • IPA: /ʁakɛt/

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racket m. (plural rackets)

  1. racketeering
  2. racket, extortion

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racket m. inv.

  1. racketeering
  2. racket, extortion

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