racket
racket1 definition
racket (rak′it)
noun
- a noisy confusion; loud and confused talk or activity; uproar
- Archaic a period of lively, exciting social life or revelry
- ☆
- an obtaining of money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp., threats of violence
- Informal any dishonest scheme or practice
- ☆ Slang
- an easy, profitable source of livelihood
- any business, profession, or occupation
Etymology: prob. echoic
intransitive verb
- to make a racket; take part in a noisy activity
- Now Rare to lead a boisterous social life; revel
- to ramble or travel in a casual, reckless way, as in search of excitement: often with around
racket2 definition
racket (rak′it)
noun
- a light bat for tennis, badminton, etc., with a network of catgut, silk, nylon, etc., in an oval or round frame attached to a handle
- a snowshoe
- loosely the paddle used in table tennis
- the game of racquets
Etymology: MFr raquette, earlier rachette, palm of the hand < ML rasceta (manus), palm (of the hand) < Ar rāḥa(t), palm of the hand
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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