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:

Nouns denoting natural events

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)