noun
1 noise
ADJECTIVE
▪ deafening , frightful , infernal ( esp. BrE ), terrible
▪
Stop that infernal ~!
VERB + RACKET
▪ make
▪
Do you kids have to make such a terrible ~?
▪ hear
▪
I heard a ~ coming from upstairs.
PREPOSITION
▪ above the ~ , over the ~
▪
He had to shout over the ~.
2 illegal way of making money
ADJECTIVE
▪ extortion , numbers ( AmE ), protection , smuggling , etc.
▪ illegal
▪
The gang operated an illegal immigration ~.
VERB + RACKET
▪ operate , run
▪
He ran a protection ~ which demanded thousands from local businesses.
▪ be involved in
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the other people in this ~
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in stolen goods
3 ( also racquet ) piece of sports equipment
ADJECTIVE
▪ badminton , squash , tennis
▪ graphite , wooden
VERB + RACKET
▪ swing
▪ smash
▪
He smashed his ~ into the clay
RACKET + NOUN
▪ sports
▪ abuse
▪
McEnroe received a warning for ~ abuse in the second set.