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racquet

RA-kiht
verb
1
To hit something with a racquet, or more generally, to move about energetically as if darting after a ball.
"The kids racqueted around the yard all afternoon."

How to Use Racquet

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA less common spelling variant of "racket", used mainly for the sports equipment.

UK vs US

Both spellings exist, but "racket" is far more common overall; "racquet" appears often on sporting-goods packaging.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

racqueted past tense, racquets singular

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Etymology

Borrowed from French raquette; a spelling variant of "racket".

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