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| 1. | [ noun ] a loud and disturbing noise | |
| Related terms: | noise | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law) an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit | |
| Synonyms: | illegitimate_enterprise fraudulent_scheme | |
| Related terms: | enterprise | |
| 3. | [ verb ] hit with a racket, of a ball | |
| Related terms: | hit sport | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | |
| Synonyms: | noise dissonance | |
| Examples: | "modern music is just noise to me" |
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| Related terms: | sound white_noise dissonate | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make loud and annoying noises | |
| Related terms: | make_noise | |
| 6. | [ verb ] celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities | |
| Synonyms: | make_happy whoop_it_up make_whoopie make_merry wassail jollify revel | |
| Examples: | "The members of the wedding party made merry all night" "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" |
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| Related terms: | celebrate carouse revel reveler wassailer | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (sport) 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 | |
| Related terms: | sports_implement tennis_racket crosse paddle badminton_racket squash_racket handle face | |
| Similar spelling: |
rackety rachet Racette racquet Rast rocket Rockett rickety Rickett rasta rasht |
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