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racket

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racket in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
    "modern music is just noise to me"
    noise  dissonance  racket 
  2. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
    racket  fraudulent scheme  illegitimate enterprise 
  3. 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
    racket  racquet 
  4. a loud and disturbing noise
    racket 
verb
  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!"
    revel  racket  make whoopie  make merry  make happy  whoop it up  jollify  wassail 
  2. hit (a ball) with a racket
    racket 
  3. make loud and annoying noises
    racket 
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