Meaning & use
racket
A light bat with a round or oval frame strung with tight cord, used to hit a ball in sports such as tennis.
See it in a sentence
She restrung her tennis racket before the tournament because the old strings had worn thin.
He gripped his badminton racket tightly as he waited to receive the serve.
A note on using this word
Racket also means a loud, unpleasant noise or a dishonest scheme for making money; context makes clear which sense is meant.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A loud, unpleasant, and disturbing noise.
The dog next door made such a racket that no one in the house could sleep.
3. noun
An illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money, often through fraud or extortion.
Police uncovered a protection racket that had been extorting local shop owners for years.
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