From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
racket
n 1: a loud and disturbing noise
2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise]
3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality;
sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern
music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance,
racket]
4: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an
oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used
to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn:
racket, racquet]
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make
merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
2: make loud and annoying noises
3: hit (a ball) with a racket