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Look up racket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Racket may refer to: Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime Protection racket, a scheme
Racket
Criminal scheme of recurrent extortion
coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. The term "racketeering" was coined by the Employers' Association of
Racketeering
Topics referred to by the same term
The Racket may refer to: The Racket (play), a 1927 Broadway crime play by Bartlett Cormack The Racket (1928 film), an American adaptation of the play,
The_Racket
Systematic extortion disguised as a security agreement
A protection racket is a racketeering scheme, usually perpetrated by a criminal organization, that coerces payments on a regular basis from an individual
Protection_racket
1930s speech and book by Smedley D. Butler
War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps major general and two-time Medal of Honor
War_Is_a_Racket
Sports that use rackets or paddles
Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or a shuttlecock. A racket has a handled frame with an
List_of_racket_sports
Lisp dialect
Racket is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language. The Racket language is a modern dialect of Lisp and a descendant of Scheme. It is designed
Racket_(programming_language)
Equipment used in table tennis
According to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the official term is "racket," and it is distinguished from other racket sports by its
Table_tennis_racket
Sports equipment used to strike ball or shuttlecock
A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components:
Racket_(sports_equipment)
2023 video game
Racket Club is a virtual reality game developed by Swedish studio Resolution Games that combines various racket-based sports. It was released on December
Racket_Club
1928 film directed by Lewis Milestone
The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime noir film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George
The_Racket_(1928_film)
1930 film
The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 American Pre-Code talking film directed by Robert Ober and Albert H. Kelley and starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet
The_Woman_Racket
Form of illegal gambling in the United States
The numbers game, also known as the numbers racket, the Italian lottery, Mafia lottery, or the daily number, is a form of illegal gambling or illegal lottery
Numbers_game
1951 film by John Cromwell
The Racket is a 1951 black-and-white drama film noir directed by John Cromwell and uncredited directors Nicholas Ray, Tay Garnett and Mel Ferrer. The
The_Racket_(1951_film)
Racket sport
ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which
Table_tennis
2021 South Korean sports drama
Racket Boys (Korean: 라켓소년단) is a 2021 South Korean television drama. The series, directed by Cho Young-kwang and written by Jung Bo-hun, stars Kim Sang-kyung
Racket_Boys
American con artist and gangster (1860–1898)
members of his gang purchased "prize" soap. The racket led to his sobriquet of "Soapy." The success of his soap racket and other scams helped him finance three
Soapy_Smith
South Korean actor (born 2002)
role in the web drama Real:Time:Love in 2019 and gained more recognition in with roles in 2021 SBS television series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys. He
Choi_Hyun-wook
Racket sport
a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective
Tennis
2023 studio album by Joe Jackson
What a Racket!, also known as Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in 'What a Racket!', is the 21st studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician
What_a_Racket!
Practice of obtaining money or goods through coercion
usually in a one-off situation. Extortion is sometimes called the "protection racket" because the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for "protection"
Extortion
2010 video game
PlayStation Move (the latter under the name Racket Sports in the PAL region) in 2010. Reception The Wii version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation
Racket_Sports_Party
Topics referred to by the same term
Sky Racket may refer to: Sky Racket (film) Sky Racket (video game) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sky Racket. If an
Sky_Racket
Species of hummingbird
The white-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found
White-booted_racket-tail
Genus of birds
The genus Prioniturus, commonly known as racket-tails, contains ten species in the parrot family Psittaculidae that are found in the Philippines and Indonesia
Racket-tail
2020 studio album by Throwing Muses
Sun Racket is the tenth studio album by American alternative rock band Throwing Muses. The album was released on Fire Records on September 4, 2020, and
Sun_Racket
Racket sport
racket , ball and net sport. The racket has a silicone membrane and the ball is made from rubber and is partially filled with sand. The goal of the game
Roliball
Australian music television show (1991)
Racket was an Australian music television show broadcast by the ABC. It aired after 10pm on Saturday nights leading into Rage. It was presented by James
Racket_(TV_series)
A rigid body with 3 distinct axes of inertia is unstable rotating about the middle axis
The tennis racket theorem, or intermediate axis theorem, is a kinetic phenomenon of classical mechanics which describes the movement of a rigid body with
Tennis_racket_theorem
the ball is hit with the back of the racket hand facing the ball at the moment of contact. A backhand is often hit by a right-handed player when the ball
Glossary_of_tennis_terms
1951 American TV series or program
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953. The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode
Racket_Squad
French band
Housse de Racket are a musical duo from Paris, France. The band consists of Pierre Leroux and Victor Le Masne. Leroux and Le Masne studied at a music conservatory
Housse_de_Racket
1932 film
The Divorce Racket is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring James Rennie, Olive Borden and Judith Wood. It is now considered
The_Divorce_Racket
1938 film by Lloyd Bacon
Racket Busters is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and George Brent and is about a crime in the trucking industry
Racket_Busters
Medium sized Asian bird with elongated tail feathers
The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing
Greater_racket-tailed_drongo
Cast of American crime drama TV series
run the North Ward Emergency Merchants Protective Cooperative: an extortion racket hitting storeowners in New Jersey. As revealed in the episode "The Blue
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
releases on the band's own Racket Records label, which are detailed separately in the relevant section below. The table below only lists the compilations
Marillion_discography
2026 Indian film by Aditya Dhar
Dainik Bhaskar reported that the film's depiction of the Atiq Ahmed-based character as involved in a counterfeit currency racket was contradicted by chargesheets
Dhurandhar:_The_Revenge
Attempt to defraud a person or group
(Putting the mark up.) Gaining the victim’s confidence. (Playing the con for him.) Steering him to meet the insideman. (Roping the mark.) Permitting the insideman
Scam
American author and journalist (born 1970)
former contributing editor for Rolling Stone, he is the author of several books and publisher of Racket News (formerly TK News). He has reported on finance
Matt_Taibbi
2015 book by Matthew Kennard
The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe is a 2015 book by British investigative journalist Matt Kennard. The Racket is an investigative
The_Racket_(book)
American mobster (1901–1935)
York City in the 1920s and 1930s. He made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Schultz's rackets
Dutch_Schultz
Genus of birds
The booted racket-tails are a small group of hummingbirds in the genus Ocreatus that was long considered to have only one species, O. underwoodii. They
Booted_racket-tail
American heavy metal band
(such as "God what an awful racket"), band members have consistently stated that the letters do not stand for anything. The official website of Slave Pit
Gwar
Species of hummingbird
The rufous-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus addae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found
Rufous-booted_racket-tail
1953 film by Phil Tucker
Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American low-budget noir crime drama film directed by Phil Tucker and starring Timothy Farrell. It was written by Lenny Bruce
Dance_Hall_Racket
Species of bird
The racket-tailed roller (Coracias spatulatus) is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola, south-eastern
Racket-tailed_roller
2007 studio album by Whitehouse
Racket is the nineteenth and final studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released on 31 May 2007 through the Susan Lawly label. The album
Racket_(album)
Racket sport
rackets, is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate
Squash_(sport)
Species of hummingbird
The Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in
Peruvian_racket-tail
1978 Indian film
Operation Diamond Racket is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action spy thriller film produced and directed by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar, alongside
Operation_Diamond_Racket
Topics referred to by the same term
Racket-tail is the common name for a genus of parrots (Prioniturus) from south-east Asia. Racket-tail or racquet-tail may also refer to: Racket-tailed
Racket-tail_(disambiguation)
1976 film
The Big Racket (Italian: Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector
The_Big_Racket
Indian squash and racquet club
The Calcutta Racket Club is a squash and racquet club in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1793, making it one of the oldest rackets clubs in the world
Calcutta_Racket_Club
Species of bird
The Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the
Mindoro_racket-tail
Species of bird
The montane racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus), also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was previously
Montane_racket-tail
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
activities "little more than a diverting racket", but the FBI began watching him and compiled a 124-page file on the belief that he was a communist. Martha
Ernest_Hemingway
Irish mixed martial artist (born 1988)
McGregor claimed that Ireland was "on the cusp of losing its Irishness" due to an "illegal immigration racket." His comments were condemned by Taoiseach
Conor_McGregor
The Racket is a 1927 Broadway three-act drama written by Bartlett Cormack and produced by Alexander McKaig. It ran for 119 performances from November 22
The_Racket_(play)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Protection Racket (22 February 1978 – after 1988) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He failed to win in three starts as a two-year-old
Protection_Racket
1932 film
a Racket (UK title: Such Things Happen) is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak. The movie
Love_Is_a_Racket
Variety of court sports
vasca, French: pelote basque) is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against
Basque_pelota
American retail chain
Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. The store was first called New York Racket and then Belk Brothers, after Belk made his brother, physician
Belk
Species of hummingbird
The racket-tipped thorntail, formerly called racket-tailed coquette, (Discosura longicaudus) is a species of hummingbird in subfamily lesbiinae of family
Racket-tipped_thorntail
Racket has been under active development as a vehicle for programming language research since the mid-1990s, and has accumulated many features over the
Racket_features
1937 film by Charles C. Coleman
Parole Racket is a 1937 American crime drama film, directed by Charles C. Coleman and released by Columbia Pictures. It stars Paul Kelly, Rosalind Keith
Parole_Racket
tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a wide variety of playing styles and methods of gripping the racket, at even the highest levels of
Table tennis grips and playing styles
Table_tennis_grips_and_playing_styles
Type of tennis racquet
strings of the racket are doubled over the supporting—horizontal—strings and tied to them, they all move with a sliding motion, giving the ball topspin
Spaghetti_racquet
News website
Keith Harris. Racket focuses on local news, politics, music, arts, culture, food and drink, and theater in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The previous funding
Racket_(Minnesota)
River
Racket Brook is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Wayne County and Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3
Racket_Brook
1951 American film
Racket Girls (also called Blonde Pickup and Pin Down Girls) is an American film noir crime film, directed by Robert C. Dertano and released in 1951 by
Racket_Girls
Sports equipment and clothing company
It owns the American tennis racket brand Head. Head GmbH is a group that includes several previously independent companies, including the original "Head
Head_(company)
Indication of intent of harm
Emotional blackmail Extortion Intimidation Non-credible threat Protection racket Threat (computer) Throffer "threat". Oxford English Dictionary (online ed
Threat
Species of bird
The green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once
Green_racket-tail
Species of bird
The blue-headed racket-tail (Prioniturus platenae), also known as the Palawan racket-tail and locally as kinawihan, is a parrot found in the western Philippines
Blue-headed_racket-tail
Tennis tournament
The Racket Club Open is a tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor
Racket_Club_Open
Species of bird
The blue-crowned racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in Luzon
Blue-crowned_racket-tail
Species of bird
The Buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada), is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the forest on the island of Buru, one of
Buru_racket-tail
Technique for holding a racquet
refers to the technique a player chooses to grasp the racket handle. Commonly used grip styles include the continental grip, the eastern grip and the semi-western
Grip_(tennis)
11th episode of the 6th season of Seinfeld
to dating his girlfriend's roommate, Elaine picks the wrong time to lend out Mr. Pitt's tennis racket, George suspects his girlfriend has an eating disorder
The_Switch_(Seinfeld)
1944 film
The Racket Man is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. A racketeer gets his draft notice and becomes a soldier. He comes across a criminal
The_Racket_Man
Racket sport
13 millimeters in diameter. The racket is similar to the one used in platform tennis but has its own specifications. The handle must feature a non-elastic
Padel
1830 novel by Honoré de Balzac
Maison du chat-qui-pelote (The House of the Cat and Racket) is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. It is the opening work in the Scènes de la vie privée (transl
La_Maison_du_chat-qui-pelote
2014 book by Christopher Leonard
The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business is a 2014 book by Christopher Leonard about the meat processing industry in the United
The_Meat_Racket
Racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court
after a bounce on the floor then struck into play with the racket. Scoring is like squash with point-a-rally scoring of up to 11 points. The British Racketball
Racquetball
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
fame in Hollywood beginning in the late 1920s, when he produced big-budget and often controversial films such as The Racket (1928), Hell's Angels (1930)
Howard_Hughes
Species of bird
The blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Tawi-Tawi
Blue-winged_racket-tail
Species of dragonfly
Dorocordulia libera, the racket-tailed emerald, is a species of the dragonfly in the family Corduliidae found in North America. Dorocordulia libera is
Dorocordulia_libera
Species of bird
The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush
Racket-tailed_treepie
Country in East Asia
rights racket made to topple the government. In a 2014 report to the UN, North Korea dismissed accusations of atrocities as wild rumors. The government
North_Korea
Species of bird
The yellow-breasted racket-tail (Prioniturus flavicans) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is native
Yellow-breasted_racket-tail
Medical condition
thumb), the nail plate is flattened, the end of the thumb is widened and flattened, and the distal phalanx is abnormally short. In racquet nails, the width
Racquet_nail
1937 film directed by Louis J. Gasnier
The Gold Racket is a 1937 American crime film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by David S. Levy. The film stars Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, in
The_Gold_Racket
Person who offers loans at extremely high interest rates
of the debt. As a consistent or repeated illegal business operation or "racket", loan sharking is generally associated with organized crime and certain
Loan_shark
Episode of Vinyl
"The Racket" is the fourth episode of the American period drama television series Vinyl. The episode was written by Debora Cahn and directed by S. J.
The_Racket_(Vinyl)
American athletic equipment company
founded the "Ashland Manufacturing Company" in 1913 to use animal by-products from its slaughterhouses. It started out in 1914, making tennis racket strings
Wilson_Sporting_Goods
Species of bird
The Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It
Mindanao_racket-tail
American mobster (1911–1992)
Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola. Salerno climbed the Genovese family ranks by controlling a numbers racket operation of possibly one-million-dollar-a-year
Anthony_Salerno
American true crime documentary series
series based on the podcast of the same name. The series premiered on January 15, 2025, on Freeform. On July 2, 2024, it was announced that the Scam Goddess
Scam_Goddess_(TV_series)
1988 video game
Racket Attack is a 1988 professional tennis Nintendo Entertainment System game. It was released in Japan as Moero!! Pro Tennis (燃えろ!!プロテニス), which is the
Racket_Attack
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
Boy/Male
English American
Cart driver, cart maker. A surname sometimes used as a first name.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Bounding in Green Foliage
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Rows of Lights
Male
Egyptian
, prob. a son of Ra-sebek-nefru.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lion
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord of Dwaraka; Krishna
Male
Ukrainian
, apostle, messenger.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Precious, Valuable
Girl/Female
Tamil
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
THE RACKET
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
n.
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
def. art.
The.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
n.
The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
v. i.
See Thee.
pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
obj.
This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
The parson bird.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.