racquet

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹækɪt/

Noun

racquet (plural racquets)

1. 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 shuttlecock in badminton.

Synonyms

• bat
• paddle

Related terms

• badminton
• racquets
• squash
• tennis

Translations

• French: raquette
• German: Schläger
• Italian: racchetta
• Portuguese: raquete
• Russian: раке́тка
• Spanish: raqueta

Verb

racquet (racquets, present participle racqueting; past and past participle racqueted)

1. To hit with a racquet.
2. To play a game that involves using a racquet.
3. To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet.
4. To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth.

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003