racket

Universal Words noun 1 [sing.] (informal) a loud unpleasant noise: Stop making that terrible racket! 2 [C] (informal) a dishonest or illegal way of getting money: a protection / extortion / drugs racket 3 (also racquet) [C] a piece of sports equipment used for hitting the ball, etc. in the games of tennis, SQUASH or BADMINTON. It has an OVAL frame, with strings stretched across and down it. compareBAT 4 (rackets, racquets) [U] a game for two or four people played with rackets and a small hard ball in a court with four walls compareSQUASH