Racket vs. Battledore — What's the Difference?

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash

An early form of badminton played with a flat wooden paddle and a shuttlecock.

A loud unpleasant noise; a din

The paddle used in this game.

An illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money

A badminton racket.

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise

A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.

Enjoy oneself socially; go in pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

The racket used in this game.

A device consisting of an oval or circular frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games.

(obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.

A wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis.

(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.

A snowshoe.

Same as battledoor.

A loud distressing noise.

A light long-handled racket used by badminton players

A dishonest or fraudulent business or practice.

An ancient racket game

Often rackets An illegal moneymaking activity, especially one controlled by organized crime.

An easy, profitable means of livelihood.

(Slang) A business or occupation.

To make or move with a loud distressing noise.

To lead an active social life.

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 birdie in badminton.

(Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

A loud noise.

An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.

A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

To strike with, or as if with, a racket.

(intransitive) To make a clattering noise.

To be dissipated; to carouse.

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.

A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; - chiefly in the plural.

A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.

Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.

A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket.

An organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling, bootlegging, or extortion.

To strike with, or as with, a racket.

To make a confused noise or racket.

To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.

To carouse or engage in dissipation.

A loud and disturbing noise

An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience;

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

Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities;

Make loud and annoying noises

Hit (a ball) with a racket