racket

CEFRB1

/ˈɹækɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A loud unpleasant noise.

  2. 02

    noun

    A bat used to hit a ball in sports such as tennis.

Examples

  • You have the same racket as I have.

  • He bought a new tennis racket two days ago.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

  2. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

  3. An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.

More examples

In context

  • Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.

  • With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!

  • Choose your favorite racket.

Synonyms

Quick test

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He swung the tennis blank and hit the ball over the net.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”). Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”).