racquet
[ rak-it ]
/ ˈræk ɪt /
noun
racquets, (used with a singular verb)
a game played with rackets and a ball by two or four persons on a four-walled court.
Origin of racquet
variant of
racket2
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH racquet
racket racquetWords nearby racquet
Definition for racquet (2 of 2)
racket
2
[ rak-it ]
/ ˈræk ɪt /
noun
a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
the short-handled paddle used to strike the ball in table tennis.
rackets, (used with a singular verb)
racquet(def 1).
a snowshoe made in the form of a tennis racket.
Also
rac·quet
(for defs 1, 2, 4).
Origin of racket
2
1490–1500; < Middle French
raquette, rachette, perhaps < Arabic
rāḥet, variant of
rāḥah palm of the hand
OTHER WORDS FROM racket
rack·et·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for racquet
British Dictionary definitions for racquet (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for racquet (2 of 3)
racket
1
/ (ˈrækɪt) /
noun
a noisy disturbance or loud commotion; clamour; din
gay or excited revelry, dissipation, etc
an illegal enterprise carried on for profit, such as extortion, fraud, prostitution, drug peddling, etc
slang
a business or occupation
what's your racket?
music
- a medieval woodwind instrument of deep bass pitch
- a reed stop on an organ of deep bass pitch
verb
(intr often foll by about) rare
to go about gaily or noisily, in search of pleasure, excitement, etc
Word Origin for racket
C16: probably of imitative origin; compare
rattle
1
British Dictionary definitions for racquet (3 of 3)
racket
2
racquet
/ (ˈrækɪt) /
noun
a bat consisting of an open network of nylon or other strings stretched in an oval frame with a handle, used to strike the ball in tennis, badminton, etc
a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket
verb
(tr)
to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket
See also
rackets
Word Origin for racket
C16: from French
raquette, from Arabic
rāhat palm of the hand