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• Racket — Rack et, n. 1. 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. [Slang] [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• racket — rack|et [ˈrækıt] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from the sound.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: raquette, from Italian racchetta, from Arabic rahah front of the hand ] 1.) [singular] informal a loud noise ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• racket — 1 noun 1 (singular) informal a loud noise: They re making a hell of a racket downstairs. see noise 1 2 (C) informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people or selling them illegal goods: drugs/gambling/smuggling etc… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• racket — racket1 /rak it/, n. 1. a loud noise or clamor, esp. of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar: The traffic made a terrible racket in the street below. 2. social excitement, gaiety, or dissipation. 3. an organized illegal activity, such as… …   Universalium

• gambling — Synonyms and related words: Cosa Nostra, Mafia, betting, black market, bootlegging, cardsharping, casting lots, gaming, gray market, hazarding, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, loan sharking,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• racket — Synonyms and related words: Babel, Bedlam let loose, Cosa Nostra, Lastex, Mafia, ado, agate, agitation, art, artful dodge, artifice, babel, baleen, ball, ballot box stuffing, ballyhoo, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bedlam, black market,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• racket — n 1. noise, din, uproar, clamor, hubbub; vociferation, vociferousness, babel, shouting, whooping, bellowing, yelling, roaring, hooting, Inf. hollering, squalling, howling, crying, bawling, wailing, shrieking, screeching, shrilling, caterwauling;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• numbers racket — noun an illegal daily lottery • Syn: ↑numbers pool, ↑numbers game, ↑numbers • Hypernyms: ↑lottery, ↑drawing * * * noun see numbers game * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• protection racket — Synonyms and related words: Cosa Nostra, Mafia, badger game, black market, blackmail, bloodsucking, bootlegging, extortion, gambling, gray market, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, loan sharking,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes — This is a list of episodes for the 1979 1985 CBS action comedy adventure series, The Dukes of Hazzard. Contents 1 Season 1 (1979) 13 episodes 2 Season 2 (1979 1980) 23 episodes 3 Season 3 (1980 1981) 22 episodes …   Wikipedia

• The Untouchables (1959 TV series) — Infobox television show name = The Untouchables (1959) caption = The Untouchables format = Crime / Drama runtime = 60 minutes per episode creator = starring = Robert Stack Abel Fernandez Nicholas Georgiade Paul Picerni Steve London Bruce Gordon… …   Wikipedia