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1. racket
   [n] - a loud and disturbing noise 2. [n] - 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 3. [n] - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug pedd...
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2. Racket
   Rack'et (răk'ĕt) noun [ French raquette ; confer Spanish raqueta , Italian racchetta , which is perhaps for retichetta , and from Latin rete a net (cf. Reticule ); or perhaps from the Arabic; confer...
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3. Racket
   Rack'et transitive verb To strike with, or as with, a racket. « Poor man [ is] racketed from one temptation to another.» Hewyt.
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4. Racket
   Rack'et noun [ Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.] 1. Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. 2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [ Slang]
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5. Racket
   Rack'et intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Racketed ; present participle & verbal noun Racketing .] 1. To make a confused noise or racket. 2. To engage in noi...
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6. Racket
   Rack'et noun A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket ; to stand upon the racket . [ Slang]
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7. racket
   1. 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. 'Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved li...
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8. racket
   racquet noun 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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9. racket
   fraudulent scheme noun an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
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10. racket
    noun a loud and disturbing noise
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11. Racket
    • (n.) A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. • (n.) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame...
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12. racket
    (from the article `badminton`) court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock. Historically, the shuttlecock was a small, cork hemisphere with 16 goose ... ...similar to celluloid has been used. The ball, which may be coloured white, yellow, or orange, weighs about 0.09 ounce (2.7 grams) and has a ... ...wear (o...
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13. Racket
    Racket is slang for noise, disturbance
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14. Racket
    Racket is slang for noise, disturbance
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15. racket
    
    • a loud and disturbing noise
    • an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
    • the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
    • a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (o...
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    • Racket
      In sport, a racket is a device, similar to a bat, comprising a handle ending in a round or oval frame across which a network of cord is tightly strung forming the striking surface, distinct from a bat which has a solid striking surface. Rackets are used in games such as tennis, badmington and squash.
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    • Racket
      A racket is a broad wooden shoe designed to assist with walking over marshy ground.
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    • Racket
      (crime) A `racket` is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering. Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "p...
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    • Racket
      (programming language) `Racket` (formerly called `PLT Scheme`) is a programming language derived from Scheme. The Racket project has four primary components: History : In parallel, the team started conducting workshops for high school teachers, training them in program design and functional p...
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