Meaning

• A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

• A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

• A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

Meaning

• To strike with, or as if with, a racket.