n.
1.a loud and disturbing noise
2.an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
3.the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality
4.a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games racket v.
1.celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking
2.make loud and annoying noises
3.hit (a ball) with a racket
Idiom of the Day
dredge up (something) or dredge (something) up
to uncover something unpleasant and remind people about it
The newspaper is always trying to dredge up bad things about the government.
