Sports / A1

RAK-it/ˈrækɪt/

A racket is a bat with a frame and strings, used to hit a ball in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton. Countable: a racket, rackets; a tennis racket. A bat (cricket or baseball) is solid wood with no strings. Mix-up: rocket (flies into space) — extra o; and racket meaning a loud noise — later.

Meaning

A bat with strings, used to hit the ball in tennis or badminton.

Examples

• “She hit the ball with her racket.”
• “My racket needs new strings.”
• “Do not leave your racket out in the rain.”

Good to know

a racket (strings, tennis). Contrast: bat (solid, no strings). Mix-up: rocket.

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