Racket

Pronunciation: /ˈrækɪt/

Definitions of racket

noun a type of sports equipment used in games like tennis or badminton

Example Sentences

A1 I bought a new tennis racket.

A2 The children were playing with a noisy racket in the backyard.

B1 The police busted a drug racket in the city.

B2 The company was involved in a money laundering racket.

C1 The politician was accused of running a corruption racket.

C2 The investigation uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime racket.

Examples of racket in a Sentence

formal The tennis player used a high-quality racket during the match.

informal I borrowed my friend's racket for the game.

slang That new racket is sick!

figurative The politician was accused of running a corrupt racket within the government.

Grammatical Forms of racket

• past tense: racketed
• plural: rackets
• comparative: more racket
• superlative: most racket
• present tense: rackets
• future tense: will racket
• perfect tense: have racketed
• continuous tense: is racketing
• singular: racket
• positive degree: racket
• infinitive: to racket
• gerund: racketing
• participle: racketed

Origin and Evolution of racket

First Known Use: 1500 year

Language of Origin: Middle English and Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'racket' originated from the Middle English word 'raket' which came from Old French 'raquette' meaning 'palm of the hand'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'racket' evolved from referring to the palm of the hand to a noisy disturbance or loud noise, and eventually to a fraudulent or illegal scheme or activity.