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racket

The correct spelling is racket.

How to pronounce racket

/ˈɹækɪt/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 2.A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
  3. 3.A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
  4. 4.A loud noise.
  5. 5.A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.

verb

  1. 1.To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
  2. 2.To make a clattering noise.
  3. 3.To be dissipated; to carouse.

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