I wish the kids playing in the street wouldn't make such a racket while I'm trying to take a nap.
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make a racket — index brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make a racket — {v. phr.} To cause a lot of noisy disturbance. * /I wish the kids playing in the street wouldn t make such a racket while I m trying to take a nap./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a racket — {v. phr.} To cause a lot of noisy disturbance. * /I wish the kids playing in the street wouldn t make such a racket while I m trying to take a nap./ … Dictionary of American idioms
racket — racket1 [rak′it] n. [prob. echoic] 1. a noisy confusion; loud and confused talk or activity; uproar 2. Archaic a period of lively, exciting social life or revelry 3. ☆ a) an obtaining of money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp.,… … English World dictionary
racket — I n. noise 1) to make a racket 2) a terrible racket dishonest practice 3) to operate, run a racket 4) a numbers; protection racket II racquet n. bat used to play tennis 1) to swing a racket 2) to string a racket 3) a badminton; tennis racket * *… … Combinatory dictionary
make happy — verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities (Freq. 1) The members of the wedding party made merry all night Let s whoop it up the boss is gone! • Syn: ↑revel, ↑racket, ↑make whoopie, ↑make merry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make whoopie — verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities The members of the wedding party made merry all night Let s whoop it up the boss is gone! • Syn: ↑revel, ↑racket, ↑make merry, ↑make happy, ↑whoop it up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
racket — I. noun or racquet Etymology: Middle French raquette, ultimately from Medieval Latin rasceta wrist, carpus, modification of Arabic rusgh wrist Date: circa 1520 1. a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
racket — noun /ˈɹækɪt/ a) A loud noise. Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket. b) A racquet: 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 … Wiktionary
