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racket [n]
 
1)a loud and disturbing noise
    Synonyms :
    See Also: noise  jollify 
 
2)an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
    Synonyms :fraudulent_scheme illegitimate_enterprise 
    See Also: endeavor 
 
3)the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
    Synonyms :dissonance noise 
    See Also: auditory_sensation  dissonate  make_noise  white_noise 
 
4)a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
    Synonyms :racquet 
    See Also: sports_implement  badminton_racket  crosse  face  grip  bat  tennis_racket 
 
racket [v]
 
1)celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
    Synonyms :jollify make_happy make_merry make_whoopie revel wassail whoop_it_up 
    See Also: celebrate  carouser  conviviality  revel  merrymaker  carouse 
 
2)make loud and annoying noises
    Synonyms :
    See Also: make_noise 
 
3)hit (a ball) with a racket
    Synonyms :
    See Also: hit  athletics 
 



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