Racket (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A loud and disturbing noise.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The construction site next door was making a racket that was keeping me awake all night.
- The loud racket from the traffic outside my window was making it hard to concentrate on my work.
- The kids were making a racket in the backyard, playing tag and laughing loudly.
- The racket from the air conditioner was driving me crazy, I couldn't focus on the TV show.
- The fire alarm went off and started making a loud racket that startled everyone in the office.