racket

also rac·quet (răk'ĭt)
n.

1. A device consisting of an oval frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games.
2. A wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis.

[Middle English raket, a kind of handball, from Old French rachette, palm of the hand, racket, from Medieval Latin rascheta, palm, from Arabic rāḥat (al-yad), palm (of the hand), bound form of rāḥa.]

rack·et² (răk'ĭt)
n.

1. A loud distressing noise. See synonyms at noise.
2. A dishonest business or practice, especially one that obtains money through fraud or extortion.
3. 1. An easy, profitable means of livelihood.
   2. Slang. A business or occupation.

intr.v., -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets.

1. To make or move with a loud distressing noise.
2. To lead an active social life.

[Origin unknown.]

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Activity designed for the purpose of achieving gains, often involving extortion or the sale of illegal substances or services.
Racketeering is an organized conspiracy to accomplish such activities.

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noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, rumpus, tumult, uproar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. Archaic employ. See action/inaction.

n

Definition: commotion; fight
Antonyms: harmony, peace

A double-reed Renaissance woodwind instrument. It was squat and cylindrical, had a bassoon-type reed and was characterized by a throaty tone and deep compass. It was made in four sizes, of ranges from C′-G to G-d′;. But it lacked the strength and expression of the contemporary shawm and dulcian and was obsolete by the mid-17th century. The Baroque racket or racket-bassoon, a modified version with an increased range, appeared later, but died out in the 18th century.

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IN BRIEF: A light bat with a rounded head for such games as tennis or badminton. Also: A loud noise.

I bought a new racket before I took the tennis class.

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noun
noun

A dodge or scheme, a line of business; a criminal scheme for extorting money, etc. (esp. in organized crime). (1812 —) .
Times Ulster by the middle of 1974 was suffering from rackets and violent crime on a scale equal to some of Europe's most notorious cities (1977).

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• Tennis

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ketsjer

2.
n. - larm, spektakel, postyr, ståhej, liv og glade dage, fidus, job
v. intr. - larme

idioms:

• stand the racket    holde stand, klare sig, betale gildet, tage konsekvensen

Nederlands (Dutch)
kabaal, spektakel, bedriegerij, racket, sneeuweschoen, georganiseerde criminele bezigheid, manier van leven, zaakje

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Sport) raquette

2.
n. - vacarme, raffut, escroquerie, trafic, métier, boulot (fam)
v. intr. - faire du vacarme, faire la fête (fam)

idioms:

• stand the racket    payer les pots cassés, payer, casquer (fam)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Lärm, Krach, (Slang) Job, Racket, Schläger, Schneeschuh

2.
n. - Lärm, Krach, (Slang) Job, Racket, Schläger, Schneeschuh
v. - Lärm machen

idioms:

• stand the racket    die Prüfung bestehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρακέτα, θόρυβος, σαματάς, κομπίνα, απάτη, οργανωμένη αισχροκέρδεια
v. - ζω έκλυτα, το ρίχνω έξω, κάνω σαματά, χαλώ τον κόσμο, γλεντώ, διασκεδάζω

idioms:

• stand the racket    πληρώνω τη νύφη

Italiano (Italian)
strepito, truffa, racchetta, strepitare

idioms:

• stand the racket    affrontare la prova

Português (Portuguese)
n. - raquete (f), algazarra (f), atividade desonesta
v. - fazer barulho

idioms:

• stand the racket    pagar as contas, agüentar as conseqüências

Русский (Russian)
грохот, рэкет, ракетка, буянить

idioms:

• stand the racket    выдерживать шум и гам

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - raqueta

2.
n. - jaleo, barullo, alboroto
v. intr. - hacer jaleo, alborotar, hacer barullo

idioms:

• stand the racket    pagar los vidrios rotos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oväsen, sus och dus, bedrägeri, utpressning, eldprov, tennisracket
v. - föra oväsen, leva i sus och dus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 球拍

idioms:

• stand the racket    经受住考验, 承担后果

2. 喧嚷, 吵闹声, 欢宴, 繁忙的社交, 花天酒地, 大声吵闹, 忙于社交应酬

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 球拍

idioms:

• stand the racket    經受住考驗, 承擔後果

2.
n. - 喧嚷, 吵鬧聲, 歡宴, 繁忙的社交, 花天酒地
v. intr. - 喧嚷, 大聲吵鬧, 花天酒地, 忙於社交應酬

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 라켓

2.
n. - 떠드는 소리, 법석
v. intr. - 라켓으로 치다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ラケット, ラケットボール, 騒音, 大騒動, ゆすり, 大騒ぎ
v. - 遊び回る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مضرب (فعل) ينغمس باللهو, يحدث جلبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחבט, רחת, נעל שלג דמוית מחבט, פעילות, משחק מחבטים, מהומה, עסק, מקצוע, התרוצצות‬
n. - ‮רעש, סחיטה, רמאות, דרך חיים, התחמקות‬
v. intr. - ‮בילה יפה, התהולל‬

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