(music) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.

(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

To strike with, or as if with, a racket.

A loud noise. / An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated. / (dated, slang) A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

(intransitive) To make a clattering noise. / (intransitive, dated) To be dissipated; to carouse.

(tennis) A type of bat used to strike the ball in tennis; it has an oval frame with a taut interlaced network of strings

one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business. / one who instigates or has involvement with a racket.

to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes. / to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.

(informal, derogatory) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse.

plural of racket / (with "the") Organized crime.