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racket

/ˈɹækɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Racket means: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities.

Synonyms for racket27

noun, as in an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise

noun, as in the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

noise, dissonance

noun, as in 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

verb, as in celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

revel, make whoopee, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail

also used for racket

bat, paddle, din, ruckus, row, deception, imposition, hype, deceit, dupery, fiddle, fetch, hocus-pocus, jugglery, legerdemain

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What does racket mean?7

verb

1

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities“The members of the wedding party made merry all night”

2

make loud and annoying noises

3

hit (a ball) with a racket

noun

1

an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

2

the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience“modern music is just noise to me”

3

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

4

a loud and disturbing noise

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with racket?1

two syllables

bracket
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Racket in a sentence

  • Speak softly, no need to make a racket!Igider
  • The children are still asleep, so don't make a racket.sundown
  • When the bullfighter left, the previous racket was silenced.magnificentgoddess
  • Send me a racket and my tennis shoes.Dejo
  • The milkman drove by with lots of racket.Tom9358
  • I haven't touched a tennis racket in years.CK
  • Bring your racket and we'll play some tennis.sharptoothed
  • My washing machine makes one hell of a racket._undertoad

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Forms of racket

as a noun

plural
rackets

as a verb

third-person singular
rackets
present participle
racketing
past participle
racketed
past tense
racketed