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# racket

noun (a racket, rackets)

«racket» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bat with a frame and strings, used to hit the ball in tennis, badminton or squash (also spelled "racquet"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#m1)
2. A loud, unpleasant noise: "What a racket!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#m2)
3. A dishonest way of getting money, a trick or scam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE lessons pupils use rackets for tennis and badminton. In everyday life a parent might say "Stop that racket!" when children are noisy. In safety lessons, a "racket" can mean a scam that tricks people out of money. Phrases: tennis racket, make a racket, what a racket.

### Examples

- I got a new tennis racket for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x1)
- Hold the badminton racket loosely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x2)
- The kids made a terrible racket in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x3)
- What a racket those crows are making! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x4)
- Squash rackets are smaller than tennis rackets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x5)
- The police stopped a racket that tricked old people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x6)
- Keep your racket away from other players' heads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x7)
- Rooster makes mo' racket dan de hin w'at lay de aig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a racket, two rackets. Spelling: "racquet" is another spelling for the sports bat, but not for noise. "Make a racket" means make a lot of noise. The scam meaning is used by adults and in the news.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «racket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racket/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«racket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/racket.html) on Mova free.