RACKET
Scrabble letter values: R1A1C3K5E1T1 = 12
Definition
- verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking. — synonyms: revel, make_whoopie, make_merry, make_happy, whoop_it_up, jollify, wassail
- verb make loud and annoying noises.
- verb hit (a ball) with a racket.
- noun a loud and disturbing noise.
- noun an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit. — synonyms: fraudulent_scheme, illegitimate_enterprise
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality. — synonyms: noise, dissonance
- noun 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. — synonyms: racquet
Examples
- “engage in uproarious festivities”
- “The members of the wedding party made merry all night”
- “Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!”