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    racket
    rack‧et /ˈrækət, ˈrækɪt/ noun
     Sense 1-2
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: Probably from the sound.
     Sense 3
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah 'front of the hand'
    1. [singular] informal a loud noise:
        The old machine used to make an awful racket.
    2. [countable] informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods
        drugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket
        Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. ⇨ protection racket at protection(5)
    3.
       [countable] (also racquet) a specially shaped piece of wood or metal that you use for hitting the ball in games such as tennis, that has a circle filled with tight strings at one end ⇨ bat:
        a tennis racket
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas. | Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
       ▪ racket/din a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din: I wish those kids would stop making such a racket. | I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd. | the din of battle
       ▪ row British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time: the deafening row of the loudspeakers
       ▪ roar a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind: She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her. | the roar of the waves breaking on the beach | the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
       ▪ hubbub especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place: It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets. | His voice rose above the hubbub.
       ▪ commotion especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting: There was a big commotion going on outside the building. | He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
       ▪ clamour British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time: They heard the clamour of angry voices. | the clamor of the rain on the roof | the clamour of typewriters | the clamour of the birds