| Racket |
n. |
A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. |
| Racket |
n. |
A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. |
| Racket |
n. |
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets;
chiefly in the plural. |
| Racket |
n. |
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. |
| Racket |
n. |
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. |
| Racket |
v. t. |
To strike with, or as with, a racket. |
| Racket |
n. |
Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. |
| Racket |
n. |
A carouse; any reckless dissipation. |
| Racket |
v. i. |
To make a confused noise or racket. |
| Racket |
v. i. |
To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. |
| Racket |
v. i. |
To carouse or engage in dissipation. |
| Racket-tail |
n. |
Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped. |
| Racket-tailed |
a. |
Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers. |
| Racketed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Racket |
| Racketer |
n. |
One who makes, or engages in, a racket. |
| Racketing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Racket |
| Rackett |
n. |
An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys. |
| Rackety |
a. |
Making a tumultuous noise. |
