What does "racquet" mean?
Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”).
Racquet
/ˈɹækɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”).
- Grammar: racquet is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: racket, clamor, criminal scheme, din.
- Useful contrasts: calm, lawful enterprise, legitimate business.
- Usage evidence: The frustrated tennis player smashed his racquet on the court and incurred a hefty fine.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”). Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
"After yet another mid-court volley error, Serena got so upset that she smashed her racquet deep into the clay court. The racquet was unusable after that, and when she went to her bag to grab another, she found that all her other racquets had broken strings."
- 2 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 wordnet
Verb
- 1 To hit with a racquet.
"You two might indeed have racqueted the ball betwixt you, as you say."
- 2 To play a game that involves using a racquet.
"When he isn't racqueting, Brad claims he puts in the time with Alfred Dunhill of London."
- 3 To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet.
"Flashlights in hand, they made their way down the slope and racqueted out upon the lake."
- 4 To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth.
"Many of his choicest years of life were employ'd in wrangling, and receiving and racquetting back reproach, accusation and sarcasm."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The frustrated tennis player smashed his racquet on the court and incurred a hefty fine."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "racquet"?
Common synonyms include: racket, clamor, criminal scheme, din, extortion racket, noise.
How do you use "racquet" in a sentence?
The frustrated tennis player smashed his racquet on the court and incurred a hefty fine.
How do you pronounce "racquet"?
Pronounced /ˈɹækɪt/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French raquette.