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RACKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
Synonyms:
fraudulent scheme; illegitimate enterprise; racket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("racket" is a kind of...):
endeavor; endeavour; enterprise (a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness))
Derivation:
racketeer (someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion))
Sense 2
Meaning:
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:
racket; racquet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("racket" is a kind of...):
sports implement (an implement used in a sport)
Meronyms (parts of "racket"):
face (the striking or working surface of an implement)
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racket"):
badminton racket; badminton racquet; battledore (a light long-handled racket used by badminton players)
crosse (a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse)
bat; squash racket; squash racquet (a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash)
tennis racket; tennis racquet (a racket used to play tennis)
Derivation:
racket (hit (a ball) with a racket)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
Example:
modern music is just noise to me
Synonyms:
dissonance; noise; racket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("racket" is a kind of...):
auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A loud and disturbing noise
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("racket" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Derivation:
racket (make loud and annoying noises)
racket (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities)
rackety (uncontrollably noisy)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hit (a ball) with a racket
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "racket" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
racket (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make loud and annoying noises
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "racket" is one way to...):
make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
racket (a loud and disturbing noise)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
Example:
Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
Synonyms:
jollify; make happy; make merry; make whoopie; racket; revel; wassail; whoop it up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "racket" is one way to...):
celebrate; fete (have a celebration)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "racket"):
carouse; riot; roister (engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
racket (a loud and disturbing noise)
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