Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable)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 shuttlecock in badminton.

    He bought a new tennis racket two days ago.

    Schläger, Racket

    раке́ткаrakétka

    раке́ткаrakétka

    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

  2. (Canada)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.

    Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.

    With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!

    Lärm, Krach, Radau

    шумšum, гамgam, гро́хотgróxot

    га́ласhálas, гамham, га́мірhámir

    a loud and disturbing noise

  5. An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.

    prostitution and gambling controlled by rackets

    They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.

    Betrugssystem, Betrügerei

    моше́нничествоmošénničestvo, жу́льничествоžúlʹničestvo, афе́раaféra

    an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

  6. (informal)Any industry or enterprise.

  7. (dated, slang)A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

  8. (dated, slang)Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

Examples

140 sentences
  1. Which of these rackets is yours?

    Яка з цих ракеток твоя?

    ruКакая из этих ракеток Ваша?

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  2. Can I borrow your tennis racket today?

    Можна позичити твою тенісну ракетку сьогодні?

    ruМожно одолжить твою теннисную ракетку сегодня?

    deKann ich heute deinen Tennisschläger ausleihen?

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  3. I bought this racket at a 20 percent discount.

    Я купив цю ракетку із двадцяти відсотковою знижкою.

    ruЯ купил эту ракетку с двадцатипроцентной скидкой.

    deIch kaufte diesen Schläger mit zwanzig Prozent Rabatt.

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  4. Choose your favorite racket.

    Вибери улюблену ракетку.

    ruВыбери ракетку, которая больше всего тебе нравится.

    deSuch dir deinen Lieblingsschläger aus.

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  5. He has a racket.

    У нього є ракетка.

    ruУ него есть ракетка.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
implement:
loud noise:
Русский
By meaning 3
implement:
loud noise:
fraud:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
implement:
loud noise:
fraud:

Origin

From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Attested since the 1500s, of unclear orig

From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin.

Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“to shake, rattle”).

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Forms

plural: rackets

Synonyms

30 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit:fraudulent schemeillegitimate enterprise
  • 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:racquet
  • the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience:noisedissonance

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • tennis racket
  • this tennis racket
  • a tennis racket
  • my tennis racket
  • racket on the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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