racket vs riot

racket and riot both are nouns.

racket and riot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
racket	Yes	No	Yes	No
riot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, riot is a hyponym of racket; that is, riot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than racket:

racket: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
riot: engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Other hyponyms of racket include carouse, roister.

racket (noun)	riot (noun)
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit	a public act of violence by an unruly mob
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	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience	a joke that seems extremely funny
a loud and disturbing noise	a state of disorder involving group violence

racket (verb)	riot (verb)
hit (a ball) with a racket	take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
make loud and annoying noises	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Difference between racket and riot

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