RACKET

n. 1 noise, din, uproar, disturbance, clamour, hubbub, row, rumpus, hullabaloo, fuss, ado, commotion, to-do, hue and cry, outcry, brouhaha, tumult, babel, pandemonium, Elizabethan theatre alarums and excursions, Colloq ballyhoo How can you sleep through the racket from your neighbour's all-night parties? 2 (organized) crime, criminal or illegal activity or enterprise, trickery, trick, dodge, scheme, swindle, stratagem, artifice, game, ruse, Slang caper, scam, gyp: Their racket is selling 'protection' to shop-owners 3 business, line, profession, occupation, trade, vocation, calling, job, employment, livelihood: I'm in commodities; what's your racket?