| Racket (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. |
| Racket (n.) A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets |
| Racket (n.) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. |
| Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. |
| Racket (v. t.) To strike with, or as with, a racket. |
| Racket (n.) Confused, clattering noise |
| Racket (n.) A carouse |
| Racket (v. i.) To make a confused noise or racket. |
| Racket (v. i.) To engage in noisy sport |
| Racket (v. i.) To carouse or engage in dissipation. |
| numbers pool / numbers game / numbers racket / numbers an illegal daily lottery |
| racket / fraudulent scheme / illegitimate enterprise an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit |
| badminton racket / badminton racquet / battledore a light long-handled racket used by badminton players |
| racket / racquet 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 |
| squash racket / squash racquet / bat a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash |
| tennis racket / tennis racquet a racket used to play tennis |
| noise / dissonance / racket the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality, sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience, "modern music is just noise to me" |
| racket a loud and disturbing noise |
| racket club club for players of racket sports |
| racket hit (a ball) with a racket |