n. |
[1] |
noise
,
din
,
uproar
,
disturbance
,
clamour
,
hubbub
,
row
,
rumpus
,
hullabaloo
,
fuss
,
ado
,
commotion
,
to-do
,
hue and cry
,
outcry
,
brouhaha
,
tumult
,
babel
,
pandemonium
,
Elizabethan theatre alarums and excursions
,
(Colloq) ballyhoo
|
[2] |
(organized) crime
,
fraudulent scheme
,
illegitimate enterprise
,
criminal/illegal activity/enterprise
,
trickery
,
trick
,
dodge
,
scheme
,
swindle
,
stratagem
,
artifice
,
game
,
ruse
,
(Slang) caper
,
scam
,
gyp
|
[3] |
business
,
noise
,
dissonance
,
line
,
profession
,
occupation
,
trade
,
vocation
,
calling
,
job
,
employment
,
livelihood
|
[4] |
racquet
|
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