racket

== English == === Alternative forms === (sporting implement): racquet (Commonwealth) (scheme to deceive): racketeering === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹækɪt/ Rhymes: -ækɪt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”). ==== Noun ==== racket (plural rackets) (countable, sports) 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 shuttlecock in badminton. Synonyms: bat, paddle, racquet (Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed) To strike with, or as if with, a racket. ===== Further reading ===== racket (sports equipment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia list of racket sports on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“to shake, rattle”). ==== Noun ==== racket (plural rackets) A loud noise. Synonyms: din, noise, ruckus, row An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deception (informal) Any industry or enterprise. (dated, slang) A carouse; any reckless dissipation. (dated, slang) Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed) (intransitive) To make a clattering noise. (intransitive, dated) To be dissipated; to carouse. === References === === Anagrams === Eckart, retack, tacker == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English racket. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.kət/ Hyphenation: rac‧ket Rhymes: -ɛkət === Noun === racket n (plural rackets, diminutive racketje n) racket (sports implement) Synonym: raket ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From English racket. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.kɛt/ === Noun === racket m (plural rackets) racketeering racket, extortion === Further reading === “racket”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English racket. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈra.ket/ Rhymes: -aket Hyphenation: ràc‧ket === Noun === racket m (invariable) racketeering racket, extortion ==== Derived terms ==== antiracket === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === rekkert === Etymology === From Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”), via French raquette, and English racket. === Noun === racket m (definite singular racketen, indefinite plural racketer, definite plural racketene) (sports) a racket or racquet (table tennis) a bat, or paddle (US) === References === “racket” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === rekkert === Etymology === From Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”), via French raquette, and English racket. === Noun === racket m (definite singular racketen, indefinite plural racketar, definite plural racketane) (sports) a racket or racquet (table tennis) a bat, or paddle (US) === References === “racket” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === From French racket. === Noun === racket m (plural rackeți) racketeer ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === racket c (sports) a racket ==== Usage notes ==== Controversial grammatical gender. Both "ett racket" and "ett rack" (perhaps from interpreting "-et" as a neuter definite suffix) are fairly common as well. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== badmintonracket bordtennisracket racketsport squashracket tennisracket ==== See also ==== brax dalmatin === Noun === racket definite singular of rack === References === “racket”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “racket”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “racket”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)