[n] an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
[n] 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
[n] the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
[n] a loud and disturbing noise
[v] hit with a racket, of a ball
[v] make a racket
[v] celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"