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The correct spelling is racket.
How to pronounce racket
/ˈɹækɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈɹækɪt/
Say it like: Rak-et
The correct spelling is 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. For example: "Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket."
Usage Examples
“Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.”
“They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
- 3.A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
- 4.A loud noise.
- 5.A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
verb
- 1.To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
- 2.To make a clattering noise.
- 3.To be dissipated; to carouse.
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