1. plural of racket; lightweight frames with strings used to hit balls in sports like tennis or badminton
2. loud, unpleasant noises or sounds
3. dishonest or illegal business schemes
Usage: informal

Examples

• The tennis players grabbed their rackets and headed to the court.
• We need new badminton rackets for the tournament.
• The construction work created terrible rackets all morning.
• I can’t sleep with all these rackets outside my window.
• The police investigated several illegal gambling rackets.
• He was involved in insurance rackets for years.
• Those old rackets need new strings before the match.