noun

racket

Translation

racket, din, scam

I need a new tennis racket.

Stop making such a racket!

He was involved in a protection racket.

a tennis/squash/badminton ((racket)) refers to the sports equipment. I bought a new tennis racket.

to make a ((racket)) means to make a lot of noise. Please don't make such a racket.

Synonyms: (noise) din, clamor, uproar; (crime) scam, fraud

The sports sense is from French 'raquette'. The noise sense may be onomatopoeic. The crime sense originated in American English slang.

Imagine hitting a ball with a racket (sports), which makes a loud noise (racket), which is so annoying it feels illegal (racket).