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vice
Noun
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A vice is an immoral or bad habit.
Smoking is a vice.
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A vice is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.
racket
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noun
a loud and disturbing noise
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noun
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
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noun
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
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verb
hit (a ball) with a racket
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verb
make loud and annoying noises
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verb
(= make merry, whoop it up)
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
The members of the wedding party made merry all night
Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
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noun
(= noise)
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
modern music is just noise to me