The difference between Racket and Ruckus
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 ruckus means a noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
Racket is also verb with the meaning: to strike with, or as if with, a racket.
check bellow for the other definitions of Racket and Ruckus
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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.
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Racket as a noun (Canada):
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
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Racket as a noun:
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
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Racket as a verb:
To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
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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?"
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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."
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Racket as a noun (dated, slang):
A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
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Racket as a noun (dated, slang):
Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.
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Racket as a verb (intransitive):
To make a clattering noise.
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Racket as a verb (intransitive, dated):
To be dissipated; to carouse.
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Ruckus as a noun:
A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
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Ruckus as a noun:
A row, fight.