racket

nouns

a loud and disturbing noise
racket
is derived from
rackety
is a type of (narrower)
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
"he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
noise
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket
is derived from
racketeer
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
"modern music is just noise to me"
dissonance, noise, racket
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
racket, racquet

verbs

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!"
jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up
make loud and annoying noises
racket
is a type of (narrower)
emit a noise
make noise, noise, resound
hit (a ball) with a racket
racket
domain category
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletics, sport
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
hit