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Meaning of racket

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  racket
      n 1: a loud and disturbing noise
      2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
         peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
         {racket}, {fraudulent scheme}, {illegitimate enterprise}]
      3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality;
         sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern
         music is just noise to me" [syn: {noise}, {dissonance},
         {racket}]
      4: 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 [syn:
         {racket}, {racquet}]
      v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
           uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
           made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
           gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make
           merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
      2: make loud and annoying noises
      3: hit (a ball) with a racket

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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