racket meaning and definition

RACKET noun

Definition of racket (noun)

1. a loud and disturbing noise
2. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
   • synonyms: fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
3. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
   • "modern music is just noise to me"
   • synonyms: dissonance, noise
4. 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
   • synonyms: racquet

RACKET verb

Definition of racket (verb)

1. 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!"
   • synonyms: jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, revel, wassail, whoop it up
2. make loud and annoying noises
3. hit (a ball) with a racket