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racket1

top: tennis and racquetball rackets

bottom: squash racket

rack·et¹

also rac·quet (răk′ĭt)

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.

[Middle English raket, a kind of handball, from Old French rachette, palm of the hand, racket, from Medieval Latin rascheta, palm, from Arabic rāḥat (al-yad), palm (of the hand), bound form of rāḥa; see rḥ in Semitic roots.]

rack·et²

(răk′ĭt)

1. A loud distressing noise. See Synonyms at noise.

a. A dishonest or fraudulent business or practice.

b. often rackets An illegal moneymaking activity, especially one controlled by organized crime.

a. An easy, profitable means of livelihood.

b. Slang A business or occupation.

intr.v. rack·et·ed, rack·et·ing, rack·ets

1. To make or move with a loud distressing noise.

2. To lead an active social life.

[Origin unknown.]

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racket

(ˈrækɪt)

1. a noisy disturbance or loud commotion; clamour; din

2. gay or excited revelry, dissipation, etc

3. an illegal enterprise carried on for profit, such as extortion, fraud, prostitution, drug peddling, etc

4. slang a business or occupation: what's your racket?.

5. (Instruments) music

a. a medieval woodwind instrument of deep bass pitch

b. a reed stop on an organ of deep bass pitch

rare (often foll by: about) to go about gaily or noisily, in search of pleasure, excitement, etc

[C16: probably of imitative origin; compare rattle¹]

racket

(ˈrækɪt) or

racquet

1. (General Sporting Terms) 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

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket

(General Sporting Terms) (tr) to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket

[C16: from French raquette, from Arabic rāhat palm of the hand]

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rack•et¹

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(ˈræk ɪt)
n.

1. a loud noise or clamor, esp. of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar.

2. social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation.

3. an organized illegal activity, such as the extortion of money by threat or violence.

4. a dishonest scheme, business, activity, etc.

5. Slang.

a. an occupation, livelihood, or business.

b. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.

v.i.

6. to make a racket or noise.

7. to take part in social gaiety or dissipation.

[1555–65; metathetic variant of dial. rattick; see rattle]

syn: See noise.

rack•et²

(ˈræk ɪt)

n.

1. a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used in tennis, badminton, etc.

2. the short-handled paddle used to strike the ball in table tennis and paddle tennis.

3. rackets, (used with a sing. v.) racquet (def. 1).

4. a snowshoe made in the form of a tennis racket.

Also, racquet (for defs. 1,2,4).

[1490–1500; < Middle French raquette, rachette, perhaps < Arabic rāḥet, variant of rāḥah palm of the hand]

Racket, Racquet, Racquette, Roquet or Racker

an assembly of high society at a private house, 1745; a popular, noisy or confused group; also the noise made by such a group.

Examples: racquet of mirth and war, 1822; racket of society, 1886.

racket

Past participle: racketed
Gerund: racketing

Imperative
racket
racket

Present
I racket
you racket
he/she/it rackets
we racket
you racket
they racket

Preterite
I racketed
you racketed
he/she/it racketed
we racketed
you racketed
they racketed

Present Continuous
I am racketing
you are racketing
he/she/it is racketing
we are racketing
you are racketing
they are racketing

Present Perfect
I have racketed
you have racketed
he/she/it has racketed
we have racketed
you have racketed
they have racketed

Past Continuous
I was racketing
you were racketing
he/she/it was racketing
we were racketing
you were racketing
they were racketing

Past Perfect
I had racketed
you had racketed
he/she/it had racketed
we had racketed
you had racketed
they had racketed

Future
I will racket
you will racket
he/she/it will racket
we will racket
you will racket
they will racket

Future Perfect
I will have racketed
you will have racketed
he/she/it will have racketed
we will have racketed
you will have racketed
they will have racketed

Future Continuous
I will be racketing
you will be racketing
he/she/it will be racketing
we will be racketing
you will be racketing
they will be racketing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been racketing
you have been racketing
he/she/it has been racketing
we have been racketing
you have been racketing
they have been racketing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been racketing
you will have been racketing
he/she/it will have been racketing
we will have been racketing
you will have been racketing
they will have been racketing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been racketing
you had been racketing
he/she/it had been racketing
we had been racketing
you had been racketing
they had been racketing

Conditional
I would racket
you would racket
he/she/it would racket
we would racket
you would racket
they would racket

Past Conditional
I would have racketed
you would have racketed
he/she/it would have racketed
we would have racketed
you would have racketed
they would have racketed

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Noun	1.	racket - a loud and disturbing noise noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	racket - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise endeavor, endeavour, enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
	3.	racket - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" dissonance, noise auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
	4.	racket - 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 racquet badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players crosse - a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse face - the striking or working surface of an implement handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" sports implement - an implement used in a sport squash racket, squash racquet, bat - a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash tennis racket, tennis racquet - a racket used to play tennis
Verb	1.	racket - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, wassail, whoop it up, revel fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" carouse, roister, riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"
	2.	racket - make loud and annoying noises make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	3.	racket - hit (a ball) with a racket athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

racket

noun

1. noise, row, shouting, fuss, disturbance, outcry, clamour, din, uproar, commotion, pandemonium, rumpus, babel, tumult, hubbub, hullabaloo, ballyhoo (informal) The racket went on past midnight.

2. fraud, scheme, criminal activity, fraudulent scheme, illegal enterprise a drugs racket

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racket

noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:

babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, rumpus, tumult, uproar.

2. Slang. Activity pursued as a livelihood:

art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.

Archaic: employ.

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raqueta jaleo

racket

¹ [ˈrækɪt] N (Sport) → raqueta f

racket

² [ˈrækɪt]

A. N

1. (= din) [of machine, engine] → estruendo m; (= loud voices) → follón m, bulla f
to kick up or make a racket → armar follón or bulla
you never heard such a racket! → ¡menudo follón había!, ¡menuda bulla había!

2. (= organized fraud) → estafa f
the drug racket → el tráfico de drogas
he was in on the racket → era de los que organizaron la estafa

B. VI (make noise) (also racket about) → hacer ruido, armar un jaleo

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racket¹,

racquet

(ˈrӕkit) noun

a wooden or metal frame strung with catgut or nylon, used in tennis and certain other games. tennis-racket; squash-racket; badminton-racket.raqueta

racket²

(ˈrӕkit) noun

1. a great deal of noise. What a racket the children are making!jaleo, barullo, escándalo, alboroto

2. a dishonest way of making money. the drug racket.jaleo, barullo, escándalo, alboroto

racket

→ jaleo , raqueta

Where can I rent a racket? (US)
Where can I hire a racket? (UK) → Kde si můžu pronajmout raketu? → Hvor kan jeg leje en ketsjer? → ¿Dónde puedo alquilar una raqueta? → Mistä voi vuokrata mailan? → Où peut-on louer des raquettes ? → Gdje mogu unajmiti reket? → Waar kan ik een racket huren? → Hvor kan jeg leie en racket? → Gdzie mogę wypożyczyć rakietę? → Onde eu posso alugar uma raquete? → Var kan man hyra en racket? → Raket nereden kiralayabilirim? → 哪儿能租到球拍？

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Suddenly, as they were about to boldly enter through the opening, there arose a harsh clamor of sound that swelled and echoed on every side, until they were nearly deafened by the racket and had to put their fingers to their ears to keep the noise out.

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Her cargo is not stowed in any sense; it is simply dumped into her through six hatchways, more or less, by twelve winches or so, with clatter and hurry and racket and heat, in a cloud of steam and a mess of coal-dust.

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It was very sweet and humble and obedient she looked, sitting there, still as a mouse; I could hardly keep from setting her free and telling her to make as much racket as she wanted to.

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The yelling was of no use, for the Marionettes, instead of going on with their act, made twice as much racket as before, and, lifting up Pinocchio on their shoulders, carried him around the stage in triumph.

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I tried two of the keys, just as soft as I could; but they seemed to make such a power of racket that I couldn't hardly get my breath I was so scared.

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These mysterious articles were followed, however, by others which were more within their, range of comprehension--by a pair of dumb-bells, a purple cricket-bag, a set of golf clubs, and a tennis racket. Finally, when the cabman, all top-heavy and bristling, had staggered off up the garden path, there emerged in a very leisurely way from the cab a big, powerfully built young man, with a bull pup under one arm and a pink sporting paper in his hand.

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I meant to work this racket more and more, as time wore on, if nothing occurred to frighten me.

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They passed in out of sight and presently there was a most awe-in- spiring racket in the wood.

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There was a winch for the pulling in of the slack; the outgoing line being controlled by a racket. There was invariably one man at least, day and night, on the tower to attend to it.

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What a relief it was to choking Stubb, when a rat made a sudden racket in the hold below.

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En I reck'n de wives quarrels considable; en dat 'crease de racket. Yit dey say Sollermun de wises' man dat ever live'.

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Master Friquet, the owner of a pistol and of a sword which Louvieres had given him, had organized a company of rogues like himself and was making a tremendous racket.

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