racket

/ˈrækɪt/ noun

Definition

SPORT [C] (also racquet) › a piece of equipment that you use to hit a ball in sports such as tennis

ILLEGAL [C] informal › an illegal activity that is used to make money: a drugs smuggling racket

NOISE [no plural] informal › a loud noise: The neighbours were making such a racket.

(Definition of racket noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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