- Racket (noise)
- bruego.
English-Esperanto dictionary. 2008.
English-Esperanto dictionary. 2008.
racket — for playing tennis [16] and racket ‘noise’ [16] are unrelated words. The former was borrowed from French raquette, which originally meant ‘palm of the hand’. This goes back via Italian racchetta to Arabic rāhat, a variant of rāha ‘palm of the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
racket — for playing tennis [16] and racket ‘noise’ [16] are unrelated words. The former was borrowed from French raquette, which originally meant ‘palm of the hand’. This goes back via Italian racchetta to Arabic rāhat, a variant of rāha ‘palm of the… … Word origins
racket — Ⅰ. racket [1] (also racquet) ► NOUN ▪ a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut or nylon, used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash. ORIGIN French raquette, from an Arabic word meaning palm of the hand . Ⅱ. racket [2] ► NO … English terms dictionary
Racket — Rack et, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.] 1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. [1913 Webster] 2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noise — [noiz] n. [ME < OFr, noise, quarreling, clamor < L nausea: see NAUSEA] 1. a) loud or confused shouting; din of voices; clamor b) any loud, discordant, or disagreeable sound or sounds 2. a sound of any kind [the noise of the rain] 3 … English World dictionary
Racket — Rack et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Racketing}.] 1. To make a confused noise or racket. [1913 Webster] 2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. Sterne. [1913 Webster] 3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
racket — [n1] commotion; fight agitation, babel, battle, blare, brawl, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, din, disturbance, fracas, free for all*, fuss, hoo ha*, hubbub*, jangle, noise, outcry, pandemonium, riot, roar, row, ruction, rumpus*, shouting,… … New thesaurus
racket — racket1 [rak′it] n. [prob. echoic] 1. a noisy confusion; loud and confused talk or activity; uproar 2. Archaic a period of lively, exciting social life or revelry 3. ☆ a) an obtaining of money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp.,… … English World dictionary
noise — I noun ado, blare, blatancy, cacophony, charivari, clamor, clamorousness, clangor, clatter, cry, detonation, din, discord, fanfare, fracas, harsh sound, hubbub, hullabaloo, jangle, loudness, outcry, pandemonium, racket, ruckus, ruction, sonitus,… … Law dictionary
racket — I noun conspiracy, corruption, criminal activity, criminality, dishonesty, fraud, fraudulence, illegitimate undertaking, illicit business, illicit scheme, improbity, law breaking, lawlessness, misdealing, organized illegal activity, scheme,… … Law dictionary
racket — Noise; special business deal that is very profitable and may or may not be legal. ► “But the king of this racket is New York’s inimitable Alfonse D’Amato, parlaying his dual role as Banking Committee chairman and head of the Senate Republican… … American business jargon