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racket::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, revel, wassail, whoop it up |
| Type of | celebrate, fete |
| Has types | roister, riot, carouse |
racket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissonance, noise |
| Type of | sound, auditory sensation |
racket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | racquet |
| Type of | sports implement |
| Has types | battledore, crosse, bat, badminton racquet, badminton racket, squash racquet, tennis racquet, tennis racket, squash racket |
racket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise |
| Type of | endeavor, enterprise, endeavour |
| Derivation | racketeer |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | noise |
| Derivation | rackety |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hit |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | make noise, noise, resound |
Examples of racket
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After all this time, he still refuses to make the racket look harder than it is.
From the thenewstribune.com
When I asked him if he'd ever played a full two-racket match, he shook his head.
From the lohud.com
Kelley had already thrown his racket in the first set and was penalized a point.
From the tennessean.com
A portrait of Ali, a racket sketched in one hand, was taped to the stadium wall.
From the usatoday.com
With a spring in his step, he charges up to the chair for a quick racket change.
From the guardian.co.uk
He also uses natural gut strings on his racket and has a single-handed backhand.
From the guardian.co.uk
I really liked the way the ball was leaving off the racket, and stuff like that.
From the straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com
Wawrinka playfully waved his racket over his head in a mock attempt to return it.
From the kentucky.com
Did not take Gary Barlow long to get into the fix racket on the fixed X Factor.
From the celebrity.uk.msn.com
- A loud and disturbing noise
- Revel: 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!"
- An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
- Hit (a ball) with a racket
- Noise: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
- 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
- A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering.
- Racket (formerly called PLT Scheme) is a programming language derived from Scheme. The Racket project has four primary components: * the implementation of Racket, a JIT compiler; * DrRacket, the Racket program development environment;n* the TeachScheme! ...
- The Racket is a 1928 American crime film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George E. Stone. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
