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noun
Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: bat, paddle
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verb
To hit with a racquet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To play a game that involves using a racquet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: racket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sports implement
Narrower terms: badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore, crosse, squash racket, squash racquet, bat, tennis racket, tennis racquet
History
Borrowed from French raquette.
