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Look up racket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Racket may refer to: Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime Protection racket, a scheme
Racket
Criminal scheme of recurrent extortion
extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. The term "racketeering"
Racketeering
Systematic extortion disguised as a security agreement
A protection racket is a racketeering scheme, usually perpetrated by a criminal organization, that coerces payments on a regular basis from an individual
Protection_racket
Sports that use rackets or paddles
Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or a shuttlecock. A racket has a handled frame with an
List_of_racket_sports
1930s speech and book by Smedley D. Butler
War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps major general and two-time Medal of Honor
War_Is_a_Racket
Lisp dialect
Racket is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language. The Racket language is a modern dialect of Lisp and a descendant of Scheme. It is designed
Racket_(programming_language)
Equipment used in table tennis
term is "racket," and it is distinguished from other racket sports by its solid surface rather than an open frame strung with strings. The racket consists
Table_tennis_racket
Sports equipment used to strike ball or shuttlecock
A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components:
Racket_(sports_equipment)
Form of illegal gambling in the United States
The numbers game, also known as the numbers racket, the Italian lottery, Mafia lottery, or the daily number, is a form of illegal gambling or illegal lottery
Numbers_game
2023 video game
Racket Club is a virtual reality game developed by Swedish studio Resolution Games that combines various racket-based sports. It was released on December
Racket_Club
A rigid body with 3 distinct axes of inertia is unstable rotating about the middle axis
The tennis racket theorem or intermediate axis theorem, is a kinetic phenomenon of classical mechanics which describes the movement of a rigid body with
Tennis_racket_theorem
Topics referred to by the same term
The Racket may refer to: The Racket (play), a 1927 Broadway crime play by Bartlett Cormack The Racket (1928 film), an American adaptation of the play
The_Racket
2023 studio album by Joe Jackson
What a Racket!, also known as Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in 'What a Racket!', is the 21st studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician
What_a_Racket!
Racket sport
Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather
Table_tennis
Practice of obtaining money or goods through coercion
usually in a one-off situation. Extortion is sometimes called the "protection racket" because the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for "protection"
Extortion
"front tweeners". Tweener racket: a tennis racket of mid-weight, mid-head size and mid-stiffness, often used as a transitional racket for young professionals
Glossary_of_tennis_terms
2021 South Korean sports drama
Racket Boys (Korean: 라켓소년단) is a 2021 South Korean television drama. The series, directed by Cho Young-kwang and written by Jung Bo-hun, stars Kim Sang-kyung
Racket_Boys
1928 film directed by Lewis Milestone
The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime noir film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George
The_Racket_(1928_film)
Racket sport
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each
Tennis
2010 video game
Racket Sports Party, known in North America as Racquet Sports, is a sports video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Ubisoft for Wii and PlayStation
Racket_Sports_Party
Topics referred to by the same term
Sky Racket may refer to: Sky Racket (film) Sky Racket (video game) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sky Racket. If an
Sky_Racket
2020 studio album by Throwing Muses
Sun Racket is the tenth studio album by American alternative rock band Throwing Muses. The album was released on Fire Records on September 4, 2020, and
Sun_Racket
Genus of birds
The genus Prioniturus, commonly known as racket-tails, contains ten species in the parrot family Psittaculidae that are found in the Philippines and Indonesia
Racket-tail
1938 film by Lloyd Bacon
Racket Busters is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and George Brent and is about a crime in the trucking industry
Racket_Busters
Racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court
racketball is served after a bounce on the floor then struck into play with the racket. Scoring is like squash with point-a-rally scoring of up to 11 points. The
Racquetball
Medium sized Asian bird with elongated tail feathers
The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing
Greater_racket-tailed_drongo
1930 film
The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 American Pre-Code talking film directed by Robert Ober and Albert H. Kelley and starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet
The_Woman_Racket
South Korean actor (born 2002)
recognition in with roles in 2021 SBS television series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys. He has since became known for starring in Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)
Choi_Hyun-wook
American con artist and gangster (1860–1898)
of his gang purchased "prize" soap. The racket led to his sobriquet of "Soapy." The success of his soap racket and other scams helped him finance three
Soapy_Smith
1976 film
The Big Racket (Italian: Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector
The_Big_Racket
Australian music television show (1991)
Racket was an Australian music television show broadcast by the ABC. It aired after 10pm on Saturday nights leading into Rage. It was presented by James
Racket_(TV_series)
tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a wide variety of playing styles and methods of gripping the racket, at even the highest levels
Table tennis grips and playing styles
Table_tennis_grips_and_playing_styles
French band
Housse de Racket are a musical duo from Paris, France. The band consists of Pierre Leroux and Victor Le Masne. Leroux and Le Masne studied at a music conservatory
Housse_de_Racket
Species of hummingbird
The Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in
Peruvian_racket-tail
Racket has been under active development as a vehicle for programming language research since the mid-1990s, and has accumulated many features over the
Racket_features
Species of bird
The racket-tailed roller (Coracias spatulatus) is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola, south-eastern
Racket-tailed_roller
Species of hummingbird
The rufous-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus addae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found
Rufous-booted_racket-tail
Racket sport
Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow
Squash_(sport)
1951 American TV series or program
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953. The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode featured
Racket_Squad
Variety of court sports
name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (frontis or fronton) or, more
Basque_pelota
Topics referred to by the same term
Racket-tail is the common name for a genus of parrots (Prioniturus) from south-east Asia. Racket-tail or racquet-tail may also refer to: Racket-tailed
Racket-tail_(disambiguation)
1978 Indian film
Operation Diamond Racket is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action spy thriller film produced and directed by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar, alongside
Operation_Diamond_Racket
2007 studio album by Whitehouse
Racket is the nineteenth and final studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released on 31 May 2007 through the Susan Lawly label. The album
Racket_(album)
Species of bird
The blue-headed racket-tail (Prioniturus platenae), also known as the Palawan racket-tail and locally as kinawihan, is a parrot found in the western Philippines
Blue-headed_racket-tail
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Protection Racket (22 February 1978 – after 1988) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He failed to win in three starts as a two-year-old
Protection_Racket
American retail chain
North Carolina, outside Charlotte. The store was first called New York Racket and then Belk Brothers, after Belk made his brother, physician John Belk
Belk
Species of hummingbird
The racket-tipped thorntail, formerly called racket-tailed coquette, (Discosura longicaudus) is a species of hummingbird in subfamily lesbiinae of family
Racket-tipped_thorntail
Racket sport
Tàijí báilóngqiú; lit. 'taiji white dragon ball'), is a racket , ball and net sport. The racket has a silicone membrane and the ball is made from rubber
Roliball
label. In addition, there have been many live releases on the band's own Racket Records label, which are detailed separately in the relevant section below
Marillion_discography
Technique for holding a racquet
A grip in tennis refers to the technique a player chooses to grasp the racket handle. Commonly used grip styles include the continental grip, the eastern
Grip_(tennis)
1953 film by Phil Tucker
Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American low-budget noir crime drama film directed by Phil Tucker and starring Timothy Farrell. It was written by Lenny Bruce
Dance_Hall_Racket
2026 Indian film by Aditya Dhar
of the Atiq Ahmed-based character as involved in a counterfeit currency racket was contradicted by chargesheets filed by Uttar Pradesh Police, and that
Dhurandhar:_The_Revenge
Country in East Asia
human rights abuse claims, calling them a smear campaign and a human rights racket made to topple the government. In a 2014 report to the UN, North Korea dismissed
North_Korea
Species of bird
The montane racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus), also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was previously
Montane_racket-tail
1932 film
Love Is a Racket (UK title: Such Things Happen) is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak
Love_Is_a_Racket
Species of hummingbird
The white-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found
White-booted_racket-tail
Species of bird
forest. The Mindoro racket-tail of Mindoro and Blue-headed racket-tail of Palawan were once considered subspecies of the Blue-crowned racket-tail but are now
Blue-crowned_racket-tail
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
May 2025). "Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off-day". AP News. Retrieved 14 May 2025. Sanghera, Mandeep
Jannik_Sinner
American heavy metal band
explanations that Gwar is an acronym for something (such as "God what an awful racket"), band members have consistently stated that the letters do not stand for
Gwar
2015 book by Matthew Kennard
The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe is a 2015 book by British investigative journalist Matt Kennard. The Racket is an investigative
The_Racket_(book)
Species of bird
The green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once
Green_racket-tail
Attempt to defraud a person or group
A scam, or a confidence trick (shortened to con), is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit
Scam
Genus of birds
The booted racket-tails are a small group of hummingbirds in the genus Ocreatus that was long considered to have only one species, O. underwoodii. They
Booted_racket-tail
1951 film by John Cromwell
The Racket is a 1951 black-and-white drama film noir directed by John Cromwell and uncredited directors Nicholas Ray, Tay Garnett and Mel Ferrer. The film
The_Racket_(1951_film)
South Korean actor (born 2002)
South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in True Beauty (2020), Racket Boys (2021) and Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022). with Lee Ji-won, Jung
Kim_Min-gi
South Korean actress (born 2004)
mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019). Other notable works include Racket Boys (2021) and Hi-Five (2025). Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean
Lee_Jae-in
1937 film
Million Dollar Racket is a 1937 American crime film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay and Bryant Washburn. Bruce Bennett
Million_Dollar_Racket
Racket sport
cylindrical holes measuring between 9 and 13 millimeters in diameter. The racket is similar to the one used in platform tennis but has its own specifications
Padel
Table tennis playing style
primary difference between hardbat and modern table tennis lies in the racket used, which significantly impacts the game's dynamics and strategy. Hardbat
Hardbat
Species of bird
The Buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada), is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the forest on the island of Buru, one of
Buru_racket-tail
Sports equipment and clothing company
manufacturing company headquartered in Kennelbach. It owns the American tennis racket brand Head. Head GmbH is a group that includes several previously independent
Head_(company)
All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event
Ricochet using a tennis racket, and upon opening a door, Jericho was greeted by Luther the Butler, who handed Jericho a larger tennis racket to attack Ricochet
Double_or_Nothing_(2026)
Indian entrance-exam, admission and recruitment scam
these people led to the arrest of Jagdish Sagar, the leader of an organized racket involved in the scam. The state government established a Special Task Force
Vyapam_scam
Species of bird
The Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It
Mindanao_racket-tail
American mobster (1901–1935)
organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Schultz's rackets were weakened by two tax evasion trials led by United
Dutch_Schultz
2025 Indian film by Aditya Dhar
union minister is accused of having links to the Pakistani counterfeit racket. "Preserve the evidence, hopefully a politician comes in the future who
Dhurandhar
American athletic equipment company
by-products from its slaughterhouses. It started out in 1914, making tennis racket strings, violin strings, and surgical sutures, but soon expanded into baseball
Wilson_Sporting_Goods
South Korean actor (born 2003)
Landing on You (2019–2020) and leading role in both Move to Heaven (2021) and Racket Boys (2021). Tang was born on August 13, 2003, in Seoul to a Chinese Malaysian
Tang_Jun-sang
Species of bird
The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush
Racket-tailed_treepie
2014 book by Christopher Leonard
The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business is a 2014 book by Christopher Leonard about the meat processing industry in the United
The_Meat_Racket
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The Racket is a 1927 Broadway three-act drama written by Bartlett Cormack and produced by
The_Racket_(play)
1951 American film
Racket Girls (also called Blonde Pickup and Pin Down Girls) is an American film noir crime film, directed by Robert C. Dertano and released in 1951 by
Racket_Girls
Rubber used as covering on a table tennis racket
Table tennis rubber is a type of rubber used as covering on a racket in table tennis. Modern table tennis rubber is usually composed of two layers: a layer
Table_tennis_rubber
English musician (born 1943)
this band, but someone older might have thought it was just the most awful racket, the most terrible thing, and where are we going if this is music? [...]
Mick_Jagger
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Racket is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Racket is located along Missouri Route 7, 6.9 miles (11.1 km) west-northwest
Racket,_Missouri
Cast of American crime drama TV series
the North Ward Emergency Merchants Protective Cooperative: an extortion racket hitting storeowners in parts of Newark. Patsy had an identical twin brother
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
sharecropper. He spoke dignified standard English. He wasn't running a shakedown racket to fleece guilty white liberals." Carlson has been critical of Islam and
Tucker_Carlson
Type of tennis racquet
Arthur Ashe described the racquet thusly: “Because the main strings of the racket are doubled over the supporting—horizontal—strings and tied to them, they
Spaghetti_racquet
News website
Racket is a writer-owned, reader-funded website founded in 2021 by a group of former City Pages editors: Jessica Armbruster, Jay Boller, Em Cassel, and
Racket_(Minnesota)
American investigative journalist
American investigative journalist. He has written three books, The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business, the New York Times best-selling
Christopher_Leonard_(author)
1937 film by Charles C. Coleman
Parole Racket is a 1937 American crime drama film, directed by Charles C. Coleman and released by Columbia Pictures. It stars Paul Kelly, Rosalind Keith
Parole_Racket
1937 film directed by Louis J. Gasnier
The Gold Racket is a 1937 American crime film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by David S. Levy. The film stars Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, in
The_Gold_Racket
Episode of Vinyl
"The Racket" is the fourth episode of the American period drama television series Vinyl. The episode was written by Debora Cahn and directed by S. J. Clarkson
The_Racket_(Vinyl)
from the opposition have termed Electoral Bonds a "scam" and an "extortion racket". In response to allegations regarding the electoral bonds, BJP spokesperson
2024_Indian_general_election
1944 film
The Racket Man is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. A racketeer gets his draft notice and becomes a soldier. He comes across a criminal
The_Racket_Man
American author and journalist (born 1970)
editor for Rolling Stone, he is the author of several books and publisher of Racket News (formerly TK News). He has reported on finance, media, politics and
Matt_Taibbi
American exotic dancer (1927–2005)
Frankenstein. As an actress she appeared in the 1953 indie film Dance Hall Racket, which also starred Lenny Bruce. They divorced on January 21, 1957, after
Honey_Bruce
British writer (born 1983)
Criminals to Fight the War on Terror, published by Verso Books and The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe, published by Zed Books
Matt_Kennard_(journalist)
Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
in the opening round. This match marked the first time Alcaraz broke a racket on court, which generated significant media coverage and drove him to deliver
Carlos_Alcaraz
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
when he produced big-budget and often controversial films such as The Racket (1928), Hell's Angels (1930), and Scarface (1932). He later acquired the
Howard_Hughes
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Girl/Female
Scottish
The fair one. Abbreviation of McKenzie.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Offering
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Meditating in Truth; Truthful; God
Girl/Female
Scottish American
Bitter.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ocean, Sea, Stream, Wave
Male
Babylonian
, son of his god.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dew drop, Admired for look, Love, Rain, Bright one, Naughty one
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chandrabha | சஂதà¯à®°à®¾à®ªà®¾
Luster of Moon light
Girl/Female
Celtic English French
From Britain.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
A Precious Stones
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n.
A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
a.
Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.
v. i.
To make a confused noise or racket.
n.
A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
n.
Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Racket
n.
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
n.
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
n.
One who makes, or engages in, a racket.
a.
Making a tumultuous noise.
n.
A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field.
n.
See Racket.
n.
Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
imp. & p. p.
of Racket
n.
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
v. i.
To carouse or engage in dissipation.
v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
n.
An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.
v. i.
To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
n.
A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.