Racket
WordNet
noun
(1) An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
(2) 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
(3) The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
"Modern music is just noise to me"
(4) A loud and disturbing noise
verb
(5) Hit (a ball) with a racket
(6) Make loud and annoying noises
(7) 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!"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A loud noise.
- Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.
- With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!
- What's all this racket?
- A racquet: 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 birdie in badminton.
- A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
- They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.