racket
/ˈrækɪt/
verb
- To make a loud noise or move about noisily.
- The old truck racketed down the bumpy road.
- We could hear them racketing in the hallway late at night.
- The kids racketed around the house all afternoon.
noun
- A piece of sports equipment consisting of a handle and a frame with a network of strings, used to hit a ball in games like tennis, badminton, or squash.
- He swung his racket and returned the serve with power.
- The badminton racket is lighter than a tennis racket.
- She bought a new tennis racket for the tournament.
- A loud, unpleasant noise or commotion.
- The children were making such a racket that I couldn't hear the phone.
- The construction next door made a terrible racket all morning.
- What's all that racket coming from the street?
- A dishonest or illegal scheme for making money, often involving threats or fraud.
- He was arrested for running an insurance fraud racket.
- The gambling racket operated out of a back room in the bar.
- The police broke up a protection racket run by local gangsters.
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