racket vs tennis racket

tennis racket vs racket

racket and tennis racket both are nouns.

racket is a verb but tennis racket is not a verb.

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

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

racket: 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
tennis racket: a racket used to play tennis

Other hyponyms of racket include badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore, crosse, bat, squash racket, squash racquet, tennis racquet.

racket (noun)	tennis racket (noun)
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit	a racket used to play tennis
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
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
a loud and disturbing noise

racket (verb)	tennis racket (verb)
hit (a ball) with a racket
make loud and annoying noises
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Difference between racket and tennis racket

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