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Definition of racket: 1. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
3. A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket.
4. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
5. 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.
6. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; - chiefly in the plural.
7. Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
8. To carouse or engage in dissipation.
9. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
10. To make a confused noise or racket.
11. To strike with, or as with, a racket.

Synonyms:

employment, dissonance, disturbance, commotion, lawlessness, graft, art, fraudulent scheme, toast, push, randomness, interference, vociferation, business, pledge, hullabaloo, clash, squabble, outcry, shakedown, make whoopie, trade, protection, enjoy, trick, line, shouting, row, conspiracy, work, fraud, fracas, dissension, disagreement, make merry, intrigue, haphazardness, brawl, stochasticity, dodge, action, wassail, occupation, game, racquet, embezzlement, to-do, extortion, theft, confusion, fuss, corruption, calling, stir, whoop it up, craft, salute, noise, revel, riot, turmoil, delight, pandemonium, turbulence, fight, babble, squall, pursuit, rumpus, babel, vocation, scuffle, jollify, wrangle, profession, agitation, crime, drink, lay, plot, illegitimate enterprise, make happy, free-for-all, career, job, employ

thrum, hum, beat, drum, thunder, grumble, drone, buzz, clatter, chant, reverberation, throb, roll, rattle, rumble, chatter

uproar, blare, honk, loudness, roar, boom, clangor, hubbub, vociferousness, uproariousness, clamor, sonority, tumultuousness, boisterousness, stridency, blast, noisiness, din, tumult