The difference between Racket and Row

When used as nouns, racket means 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 tennis or a birdie in badminton, whereas row means a line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

When used as verbs, racket means to strike with, or as if with, a racket, whereas row means to propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

check bellow for the other definitions of Racket and Row

  1. Racket as a noun (countable):

    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 tennis or a birdie in badminton.

  2. Racket as a noun (Canada):

    A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

  3. Racket as a noun:

    A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

  1. Racket as a verb:

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

  1. Racket as a noun:

    A loud noise.

    Examples:

    "Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket."

    "With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!"

    "What's all this racket?"

  2. Racket as a noun:

    A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.

    Examples:

    "They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money."

  3. Racket as a noun (dated, slang):

    A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

  4. Racket as a noun (dated, slang):

    Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

  1. Racket as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a clattering noise.

  2. Racket as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be dissipated; to carouse.

  1. Row as a noun:

    A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

  2. Row as a noun:

    A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

  1. Row as a noun (weightlifting):

    An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

  1. Row as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, nautical):

    To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

  2. Row as a verb (transitive):

    To transport in a boat propelled with oars.

    Examples:

    "to row the captain ashore in his barge"

  3. Row as a verb (intransitive):

    To be moved by oars.

    Examples:

    "The boat rows easily."

  1. Row as a noun:

    A noisy argument.

  2. Row as a noun:

    A continual loud noise.

    Examples:

    "Who's making that row?"

  1. Row as a verb (intransitive):

    to argue noisily

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