1. (

• racket

) a loud and disturbing noise ;

2. (

• racket ,
• fraudulent_scheme ,
• illegitimate_enterprise

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

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• 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 ;

1. (

• revel ,
• racket ,
• make_whoopie ,
• make_merry ,
• make_happy ,
• whoop_it_up ,
• jollify ,
• wassail

) 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;

2. (

• racket

) make loud and annoying noises ;

3. (

• racket

) hit (a ball) with a racket ;