"racket" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹækɪt/ Audio: En-au-racket.ogg Forms: rackets [plural]
Rhymes: -ækɪt Etymology: From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|raket}} Middle English raket, {{unc|en|title=uncertain origin}} uncertain origin, {{cog|frm|rachette}} Middle French rachette, {{der|en|ar|رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد||palm of the hand}} Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”), {{der|en|nl|raketsen}} Dutch raketsen, {{der|en|frm|rachasser||to strike (the ball) back}} Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} racket (plural rackets)
  1. (countable, sports) 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 shuttlecock in badminton. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Sports, Sports equipment Synonyms: bat, paddle, racquet Synonyms (sporting implement): racquet Translations (implement): مِضْرَب (miḍrab) [masculine] (Arabic), مَضَارِب (maḍārib) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), مضرب (máḍrab) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ракета (raketa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), raqueta [feminine] (Catalan), 球拍 (alt: kau⁴ paak³⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 球拍 (qiúpāi) (Chinese Mandarin), racket [masculine] (Cornish), raketa [feminine] (Czech), ketsjer [common-gender] (Danish), racket [neuter] (Dutch), batilo (Esperanto), pilkoĵetilo (Esperanto), rakedo (Esperanto), raketo (Esperanto), kettjari [masculine] (Faroese), maila (Finnish), raquette [feminine] (French), Schläger [masculine] (German), Racket [neuter] (German), ρακέτα (rakéta) [feminine] (Greek), ઝારા (jhārā) (Gujarati), מַחְבֵּט (maẖbét) [masculine] (Hebrew), ütő (Hungarian), raketo (Ido), raicéad [masculine] (Irish), racchetta (Italian), ラケット (raketto) (Japanese), 라켓 (raket) (Korean), Schléier [masculine] (Luxembourgish), rākete (Maori), रॅकेट (rĕkeṭ) [feminine] (Marathi), rekkert [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), racket [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rekkert [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), racket [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rakket (Palauan), راکت (râket) (Persian), rakieta [feminine] (Polish), raquete (Portuguese), rachetă [feminine] (Romanian), раке́тка (rakétka) [feminine] (Russian), raketa [feminine] (Slovak), raqueta [feminine] (Spanish), racket [neuter] (Swedish), raketa (Tagalog), raket (Turkish), раке́тка (rakétka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), vợt (Vietnamese), raced [feminine] (Welsh)
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  2. (Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Footwear
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  3. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
    Sense id: en-racket-en-noun-9oRi5k2Z
  4. Effacing the truth. A generally small group of people in the know putting on a false persona or narrative to deceive many. Originaged in 1935 from Gen. Smedley Butler's book War Is a Racket. Categories (topical): Corruption Synonyms (scheme to deceive): racketeering
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: badminton racket, ladies' rackets, racket abuse, racket sport, racket-tail, squash racket, tennis racket
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹækɪt/ Audio: En-au-racket.ogg Forms: rackets [plural]
Rhymes: -ækɪt Etymology: Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“to shake, rattle”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|metathesis}} metathesis Head templates: {{en-noun}} racket (plural rackets)
  1. A loud noise. Categories (topical): Sounds Synonyms: din, noise, ruckus, row Translations (loud noise): κολῳός (kolōiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), صداع (ṣdāʕ) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), глъчка (glǎčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), врява (vrjava) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rebombori [masculine] (Catalan), 喧吵 (xuānchǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), rámus [masculine] (Czech), lawaai [neuter] (Dutch), herrie (Dutch), melske (Finnish), melu (Finnish), mellastus (Finnish), vacarme [masculine] (French), tintamarre [masculine] (French), boucan [masculine] (French), balbordo [masculine] (Galician), zonido [masculine] (Galician), estronicio [masculine] (Galician), estrondo [masculine] (Galician), estoiro [masculine] (Galician), bruiamento [masculine] (Galician), fanteira [feminine] (Galician), Lärm [masculine] (German), Krach [masculine] (German), Radau [masculine] (German), θόρυβος (thóryvos) [masculine] (Greek), φασαρία (fasaría) [feminine] (Greek), callán [masculine] (Irish), strepitus [masculine] (Latin), clangor [masculine] (Latin), matioke (Maori), tararau (Maori), whakatioro (Maori), pararētanga (Maori), tātākī (Maori), ngē (Maori), ngangau (Maori), шуугиан (šuugian) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠱᠤᠤᠭᠢᠶᠠᠨ (šuugiyan) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), Krom [masculine] (Plautdietsch), hałas (Polish), wrzawa (Polish), harmider (Polish), algazarra [feminine] (Portuguese), шум (šum) [masculine] (Russian), гам (gam) [masculine] (Russian), гро́хот (gróxot) [masculine] (Russian), гул (gul) [masculine] (Russian), estruendo [masculine] (Spanish), estrépito [masculine] (Spanish), fragor [masculine] (Spanish), algarabía [feminine] (Spanish), barullo [masculine] (Spanish), oväsen [neuter] (Swedish), ramdam [masculine] (Walloon), araedje [masculine] (Walloon), twrw [masculine] (Welsh), stŵr [masculine] (Welsh), dwndwr [masculine] (Welsh), mwstwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-racket-en-noun-YKqsyK5y Disambiguation of Sounds: 7 5 4 9 22 5 5 11 2 24 6 Disambiguation of 'loud noise': 96 1 3 1
  2. An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated. Synonyms: deception Translations (fraud): мошеничество (mošeničestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), шантаж (šantaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), рекет (reket) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tripijoc [masculine] (Catalan), trafica [feminine] (Catalan), fraude [feminine] (Dutch), zwendel [masculine] (Dutch), ĉantaĝo (Esperanto), escroquerie [feminine] (French), baldroca [feminine] (Galician), enfinta [feminine] (Galician), mofatra [feminine] (Galician), frao [masculine] (Galician), Betrugssystem [neuter] (German), Betrügerei [feminine] (German), аламандық (alamandyq) (Kazakh), whakatekenga (Maori), extorsão [feminine] (Portuguese), fraude (Portuguese), моше́нничество (mošénničestvo) [neuter] (Russian), жу́льничество (žúlʹničestvo) [neuter] (Russian), афе́ра (aféra) [feminine] (Russian), рэ́кет (rɛ́ket) (english: blackmail) [masculine] (Russian), reket [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), fraude [masculine] (Spanish), raced [feminine] (Welsh), twyll [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-racket-en-noun-qXH7vnJv Disambiguation of 'fraud': 0 100 0 0
  3. (dated, slang) A carouse; any reckless dissipation. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-racket-en-noun-fsqqFSPc Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 7 3 19 4 7 10 23 1 4 4
  4. (dated, slang) Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Sounds
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in the racket, numbers racket, protection racket, racketeer, racketeering, tricky racket
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹækɪt/ Audio: En-au-racket.ogg Forms: rackets [present, singular, third-person], racketing [participle, present], racketed [participle, past], racketed [past]
Rhymes: -ækɪt Etymology: From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|raket}} Middle English raket, {{unc|en|title=uncertain origin}} uncertain origin, {{cog|frm|rachette}} Middle French rachette, {{der|en|ar|رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد||palm of the hand}} Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”), {{der|en|nl|raketsen}} Dutch raketsen, {{der|en|frm|rachasser||to strike (the ball) back}} Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)
  1. To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
    Sense id: en-racket-en-verb-NEBsmhbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹækɪt/ Audio: En-au-racket.ogg Forms: rackets [present, singular, third-person], racketing [participle, present], racketed [participle, past], racketed [past]
Rhymes: -ækɪt Etymology: Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“to shake, rattle”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|metathesis}} metathesis Head templates: {{en-verb}} racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)
  1. (intransitive) To make a clattering noise. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-racket-en-verb-Uxga9-J9 Disambiguation of Sounds: 7 5 4 9 22 5 5 11 2 24 6
  2. (intransitive, dated) To be dissipated; to carouse. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-racket-en-verb-JPtan~rK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
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          "word": "喧吵"
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "algazarra"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шум"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
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          "word": "гам"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "roman": "gróxot",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "roman": "gul",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гул"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "estruendo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "estrépito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fragor"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "algarabía"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "barullo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "sense": "loud noise",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "oväsen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "ramdam"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3 1",
          "code": "wa",
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          "text": "prostitution and gambling controlled by rackets",
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          "text": "They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Krom"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "loud noise",
      "word": "hałas"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "loud noise",
      "word": "wrzawa"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "loud noise",
      "word": "harmider"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loud noise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "algazarra"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šum",
      "sense": "loud noise",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "шум"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "loud noise",
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      "roman": "gróxot",
      "sense": "loud noise",
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      "word": "гро́хот"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "loud noise",
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      "word": "гул"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "loud noise",
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      "word": "estruendo"
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      "roman": "aféra",
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        [
          "dissipated",
          "dissipated"
        ],
        [
          "carouse",
          "carouse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, dated) To be dissipated; to carouse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹækɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-racket.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/En-au-racket.ogg/En-au-racket.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/En-au-racket.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ækɪt"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Smedley Butler",
    "War is a Racket"
  ],
  "word": "racket"
}

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