First Known Use: 13th century
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1bucket
noun buck·et \ˈbə-kət\
: an open container with a handle that is used especially to hold and carry water and other liquids
: the amount contained in a bucket
: a large container that is part of a machine (such as a tractor) and that is used for digging or carrying dirt, rocks, and other material
Full Definition of BUCKET
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: a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
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: something resembling a bucket: as a : the scoop of an excavating machine b : one of the receptacles on the rim of a waterwheel c : one of the cups of an endless-belt conveyor d : one of the vanes of a turbine rotor
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: basket 3b
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Origin of BUCKET
Middle English, from Anglo-French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; akin to Old High German būh belly
Related to BUCKET
- Synonyms
- abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, lot, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard
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verb
Definition of BUCKET
transitive verb
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: to draw or lift in buckets
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British a : to ride (a horse) hard b : to drive hurriedly or roughly
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: to deal with in a bucket shop
intransitive verb
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a : to move about haphazardly or irresponsibly b : to move roughly or jerkily
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First Known Use of BUCKET
1621
BUCKET Defined for Kids
bucket
noun buck·et \ˈbə-kət\
Definition of BUCKET for Kids
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: a usually round container with a handle for holding or carrying liquids or solids
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: a large container that is part of a machine and is used for collecting, scooping, or carrying
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: bucketful <a bucket of water> <sweating buckets>
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