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racket
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æk?t/
- Rhymes: -æk?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English raket. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). Possibly from Arabic ??????? ???????? (r??at al-yad, “palm of the hand”), although this is doubtful. Instead, the term is more likely to be derived from Dutch raketsen, 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 birdie 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.
Alternative forms
- (sporting implement): racquet
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.
- 1658, John Hewytt, Nine Select Sermons
- Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.
- 1658, John Hewytt, Nine Select Sermons
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 (“rattle”).
Noun
racket (plural rackets)
- A loud noise.
- Synonyms: din, noise, ruckus
- A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 408]:
- In six decades he had spotted all the rackets, smelled all the rats, and he was tired of being the absolute and sick master and boss of the inner self.
- Synonyms: con, fraud, scam, swindle; see also Thesaurus:deception
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 408]:
- (dated, slang) A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
- (dated, slang) Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.
Derived terms
- racketeer, racketeering, tricky racket
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
- Hyphenation: rac?ket
Noun
racket n (plural rackets, diminutive racketje n)
- racket (sports implement)
Derived terms
- tennisracket
French
Etymology
From English racket.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.k?t/
Noun
racket m (plural rackets)
- racketeering
- racket, extortion
Further reading
- “racket” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English racket
Noun
racket m (invariable)
- racketeering
- racket, extortion
Derived terms
- antiracket
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- rekkert
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (r??a, “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 ??????? (r??a, “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.
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hullabaloo
English
Etymology
Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (“used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers”), hilloa, hullo (“variants of hello”), and similar words.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?l?b??lu?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?l?b??lu/, /?h?l?b??lu/
- Hyphenation: hul?la?ba?loo
Noun
hullabaloo (plural hullabaloos)
- A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: ado, hype, to-do; see also Thesaurus:commotion
Alternative forms
- hallabaloo
- hellaballoo (rare)
- hullaballoo
Translations
Verb
hullabaloo (third-person singular simple present hullabaloos, present participle hullabalooing, simple past and past participle hullabalooed)
- (intransitive) To make a commotion or uproar.
Translations
References
Further reading
- hullabaloo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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