Science Fair Project Dictionary
Racket
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English
Noun
racket (plural rackets)
- (may be used with or without an article, but is not in the plural) A loud noise.
- Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.
- With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!
- What's all this racket?
- (countable; also spelled racquet) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew , or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton .
- A fraud or swindle ; an illegal scheme for profit
- They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money.
Synonyms
- (loud noise): din, noise, ruckus
- (implement): bat, paddle, racquet
- (fraud): con, fraud, scam, swindle
Translations
loud noise
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