basket en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- bäsʹkĭt (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- băsʹkĭt (General-American)
- /ˈbaskɪt/ (Northern-England, Scotland)
- /ˈbæskət/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈbæskɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɑːskɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbaskɛt/ (Northern-England, Scotland)
- bäsʹkət (Australia)
- /ˈbaːskət/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket From Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, bascat, from latin bascauda. Displaced native Old English mand. One theory is that it derives from Late Latin bascauda (“kettle, table-vessel”), from Proto-Brythonic (in Breton baskodenn), from Proto-Celtic *baskis (“bundle, load”), from purported Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle”), but this is now widely viewed as a substrate word for phonetic reasons. Related to Latin fascis (“bundle, package, load”) (whence English fasces), Albanian bokshe (“bundle”), Breton bac'h (“bundle, load”), Ancient Greek φάκελος (phákelos) and βάσκιοι (báskioi) (“bundle (of sticks)”); see also faggot (“(originally) bundle of sticks”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
The earliest Wabanaki baskets were strong and bulky; practical tools for everyday life.
2026 May 14, Hannah Martin, “Fancy Baskets”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 97:A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. ▸ A bed for a cat.
- (countable, uncountable) A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- (Internet, countable, uncountable) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A set or collection of intangible things.
The basket of issues that developing countries had vigorously wanted addressed such as agriculture, SANDD and implementation-related issues were given scant attention by developed countries for most part of the conference.
2004, Gichinga Ndirangu, Heinrich Böll Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya), An African civil society action toward WTO 2003 (page 16)
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(countable, uncountable) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
The point guard drove toward the basket.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
The last-second basket sealed the victory.
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(uncountable) The game of basketball.
Let's play some basket.
- (countable, uncountable) A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) The penis and region surrounding it.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage-coach. Its fopperies come down not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer:
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon. ▸ A singlestick with a basket hilt.
Baw! damme, but I'll fight you both, one after the other——with baskets.
1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer:
- (countable, uncountable) A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
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(countable, uncountable) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
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(countable, uncountable) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
Thus the capital of the Corinthian column always resembles a deep narrow basket covered with a tile, and completely surrounded by foliage
1832, Edward Hall, Civil Architecture:
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(countable, euphemistic, informal, uncountable) Bastard.
Wait till I catch you, you little basket!
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(countable, qualifier:aircraft, uncountable) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
Don't smoosh the basket.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Short for basket of goods
alt of basket of goods
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| baskets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wastebasket · basketball · basketweaver · bushel basket · basket house · flower basket · basket of currencies · basket toss · basket chair · workbasket · basket dance · basket case · basket forceps · in-basket exercise · buck-basket · don't put all your eggs in one basket · clothes basket · basketmaking · Balaam basket · basket-house · personnel transfer basket · put all one's eggs in one basket · basketane · basketless · basketlike · Paschal basket · basketwoman · basket hold · man basket · basketful · Moses basket · hand-basket · basketgrass · basket of goods · basket plant · basket weaving · hanging basket · alum-basket · basket willow · basket days · basket cell · in-basket · ironing basket · wash basket · basketworm · pollen basket · breadbasket · carrying basket · basket trade · burden basket · basketweave · winnowing basket · fish-basket · market basket · personnel basket · too hard basket · peach basket hat · basketweaving · dog basket · chatter-basket · all one's eggs in one basket · in-basket situation · basket work · basket clam · basket rush · laundry basket · too-hard basket · basket bush · basketeer · basketflower · clothesbasket · basket-work · minibasket · Basket Maker · lunch basket · bread basket · bawdy basket · wastepaper basket · linen basket · basketware · fruit basket hat · picnic basket · safe as a kitten in a basket · fire basket · Easter basket · chicken-in-a-basket circuit · basket dinner · basket weave · egg in a basket · underwater basket weaving · basketry · basketwood · Venus's flower basket · Venus' flower basket · eel basket · gift basket · basket hilt · bread-basket · basket-of-gold · e-basket · handbasket · bascart · out-basket · basketwork · basket star · Molotov's bread basket · basket fern · currency basket · gold basket · chip basket · branchial basket · Molotov bread basket · basketmaker
Descendants
basket · basket · basged · bascaed
Relateds
Synonyms
cart (storage place for online items) · shopping cart (container used in a shop) · shopping cart (storage place for online items) · basketball · penile crotch bulge (genitals) · cart (container used in a shop) · hoops · shopping basket (container used in a shop) · shopping basket (storage place for online items)
Translations (496)
tr basket (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · oj makak (container) · cay ga̱ˀáhdraˀ (container) · omq-sjq TkwanG (container) · la corbis (container) · grc κίστη (container) · lt pintinė (container) · tr sepet (container) · ps کجاوه (container) · el καλάθι (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · vi rổ (container) · lus êm (container) · rm chanaster (container) · jje 구덕 (container) · grc κόφινος (container) · klw karanci (container) · lzz ცანცა (container) · mto cach (container) · phl ṭookrái (container) · kmr sevî (container) · my တောင်း (container) · az səbət (container) · ar سَلَّة (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · njo-jgl molok (container) · la canua (container) · mk ко́шница (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · tly سبد (container) · klr देम्फा़ (container) · la sporta (container) · ka კალათა (container) · fr panier (container) · ca cistella (container) · kix jângtsùm (container) · ko 장바구니 (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · es tabaque (container) · fo kurv (container) · yi קאָרב (container) · lg ekibbo (container) · uk корзи́на (container) · ps کاړۍ (container) · ro coș (container) · pl kosz (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · tyh thrûj (container) · te బుట్ట (container) · sl koš (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · hy զամբյուղ (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · sw kikapu (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · crh kuzov (container) · acw سلة (container) · it canestro (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · da kurv (container) · nb korg (container) · jje 강오 (container) · gl cesto (container) · ps پتورۍ (container) · mch kanwa (container) · vec sesto (container) · mk кош (container) · tl basket (container) · wo pañe (container) · hu kosár (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · os къуту (container) · ota سپت (container) · cjh k'ʷáałq (container) · dsb kóš (container) · ota سله (container) · xsy kalaʼ (container) · nv tsʼaaʼ (container) · tbt chitonga (container) · as পাচি (container) · ccc kajsawa (container) · eu saksi (container) · abe mnoda (container) · aan timoapỹ (container) · io korbo (container) · cs košík (container) · bni ekolo (container) · sm 'ato (container) · got 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (container) · ru корзи́на (container) · ps ګرينډۍ (container) · it cesto (container) · ab акалаҭ (container) · it paniere (container) · alu ma'ima'i (container) · cmn 籃圈 /篮圈 (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · omq-sjq XwiK (container) · qu isanka (container) · sv kringla (piece attached to a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow) · or ଟୁକନା (container) · tyz bồ (container) · ky корзина чабыра (container) · fur cos (container) · egy Y5:N35-M29-V19 (container) · pl kosz (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · la canistellum (container) · slr kala (container) · ydg سڤدے (container) · niu kato (container) · ro coș (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · es cesta (container) · sc scartedda (container) · lo ກະຕ່າ (container) · bbj kàk (container) · ota زنبیل (container) · yi קויש (container) · el καλάθι (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · es tanate (container) · ln ekolo (container) · ltg vezeļs (container) · tl kaing (container) · zu imbenge (container) · gwt تندولہ (container) · yue 籃 /篮 (container) · sv korg (container) · kn ಬುಟ್ಟಿ (container) · it cesta (container) · haw hīnaʻi (container) · ca cistella (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · la fiscus (container) · ar سَلَّة (container) · ps څکی (container) · bo སླེལ་པོ (container) · es cesto (container) · wyi binak (container) · mrc kwnho (container) · af mandjie (container) · ur ٹوکْری (container) · ga ciseán (container) · nl korf (container) · ko 바스켓 (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · cop ϫⲛⲟϥ (container) · alt корзинка (container) · tli ḵákw (container) · bg ко́шница (container) · ps شکرۍ (container) · ps پچۍ (container) · as খাং (container) · uli bechaebach (container) · mch tudi (container) · pt carrinho (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · ru корзи́нка (container) · la qualum (container) · ca cistella (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · st sethoto (container) · tig ዘንቢል (container) · sc cadinu (container) · nap panaro (container) · chl méyenat (container) · msk bakat (container) · ia paniero (container) · es canasta (container) · tkl polapola (container) · grt kok (container) · mk о́брач (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · lt krepšys (container) · ru корзи́на (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · ast cesta (container) · bm cɛrɔ (container) · hu kosár (container) · st sesiu (container) · la corbula (container) · da scoring (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · sa पिटक (container) · tig ጀንቢል (container) · ckv qawas (container) · fur geùt (container) · sk košík (container) · sd کارو (container) · lv grozs (container) · be ко́шык (container) · eu otzara (container) · de Korb (container) · ro baschet (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · kyj dangaja (container) · ia corbe (container) · lg ekisero (container) · tsu skayʉ (container) · ks ٹوٗکٕر (container) · as টুকুৰী (container) · nmy khā (container) · arz سبت (container) · mk кош (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · kyj kaybang (container) · bg кош (gondola or wicker bascket of a balloon) · grc δάρπη (container) · vep puzu (container) · ca cistell (container) · az zənbil (container) · km កញ្ជើ (container) · sl košarica (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · cog กะเช่อ (container) · ms bakul (container) · it canestro (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · kmr zembîl (container) · ast cestu (container) · cta chcubi (container) · nht chikiutli (container) · es escripia (container) · anm vopum (container) · ru луко́шко (container) · ht pànye (container) · nl ring (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · nl mand (container) · zu ubhasikidi class 1a/2a (container) · hrx Korreb (container) · cs koš (container) · uk ко́шик (container) · hu kosár (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · es tenate (container) · ca encistellada (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · yur hooloh (container) · hy զամբյուղ (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · sh ко̀шара (container) · pt cesta (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · et korv (container) · fur ceste (container) · bg кош (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · it canestro (container) · tl bakol (container) · ps کواره (container) · zwa kʼurkʼu (container) · pt cesto (container) · mi kete (container) · kne baskit (container) · sv korg (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · pao kawona (container) · kmr selik (container) · gl cesta (container) · te తట్ట (container) · plk ٹُکروٗ (container) · enm basket (container) · ca bàsquet (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · sv kundvagn (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · yo agbọ̀n (container) · tl takuyan (container) · ja ざる (container) · uz savat (container) · pdt Korf (container) · cmn 籃筐 /篮筐 (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · bg куп (set or collection of intangible things) · nci chiquihuitl (container) · egl sèsta (container) · css simirin (container) · da indkøbskurv (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · ln kitunga (container) · es canastillo (container) · xh ibhaskithi (container) · mn араг (container) · tpi basket (container) · chl káputil (container) · ps ګوراچه (container) · alt ӧрмӧ (container) · mch waja (container) · bn টুকরি (container) · es taxcal (container) · tr sepet (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · crh sepet (container) · nl korf (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · fa-ira زَنْبیل (container) · wbk ḍügurig (container) · fi kori (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · uk ко́шик (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · es canasta (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · acw سبت (container) · ps کوارچه (container) · el κάνιστρο (container) · nb kurv (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · csm ča·majy- (container) · got 𐍃𐍀𐍅𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰 (container) · la qualus (container) · ja 籠 (container) · ang cāwl (container) · fy koer (container) · ja 篭 (container) · mch duttö (container) · ht panyen (container) · tl pangnan (container) · csb kòsz (container) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (container) · fur gei (container) · as খদা (container) · tdd ᥔᥣᥳ (container) · vo bäsetil (container) · rue кош (container) · st basekete (container) · ru корзи́на (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · el στεφάνη (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · oc panièr (container) · cmn 購物籃 /购物篮 (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · tly سوه (container) · ha kwàndō (container) · fi kori (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · sc colbe (container) · aot kok (container) · sv trissa (piece attached to a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow) · ltg peitine (container) · chl seqwával (container) · izh merta (container) · tr sele (container) · sh kórpa (container) · da ring (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · fa-ira سَبَد (container) · tg сабад (container) · ru кошни́ца (container) · ltg skaline (container) · sl koš (container) · egy n:nb-b-t-nb:Z1 (container) · tl buslo (container) · acw زنبيل (container) · km ល្អី (container) · pl kosz (container) · ckb سەبەتە (container) · liv vakā (container) · cu кошь (container) · kl koori (container) · mch wüwa (container) · sw kikapu (container) · bo སིལ་ར (container) · el καλάθι (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · pt cesta (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · uz korzinka (container) · srn mutete (container) · kea balai (container) · nmz kasadga (container) · grc θῖβις (container) · ja バスケット (container) · it carrello (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · mi tāiki (container) · ja バスケット (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · sl košara (container) · gu ટોપલી (container) · uk ко́шик (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · ush چَدوری (container) · mi rourou (container) · uk кіш (container) · es escriño (container) · bo སློ་མ (container) · tk sebet (container) · kix kìm (container) · bg кош (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · hi टोकरी (container) · moh à꞉there (container) · wiy hitwàł (container) · dlm caniastro (container) · fi ostoskori (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · twf tʼə̀odmúluną (container) · gwt اِشکور (container) · ceb bukag (container) · el καλάθι (container) · enm coffyn (container) · urk รากฺา (container) · as খৰাহী (container) · hy զամբյուղ (container) · bg ко́шница (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · ml കുട്ട (container) · dlm quanest (container) · ahs eshiŋ (container) · nb kurv (container) · sk kôš (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · chr ᏔᎷᏣ (container) · pl koszyk (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · mak bakuʼ (container) · ur سَبُد (container) · mi kāwhiu (container) · ps ټوکرۍ (container) · mi pūtāiki (container) · eo korbo (container) · ne टोकरी (container) · st seroto (container) · cy basged (container) · chl káputmal (container) · vo bäset (container) · css Tipol (container) · kam ngavu (container) · dv ތުކުނި (container) · ty 'ete (container) · kix tsūm (container) · mt kannestru (container) · la cartallus (container) · la sportula (container) · ko 고리짝 (container) · ja ゴールのネット (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · sw kikapu (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · as খাচা (container) · da kurv (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · sc coignolu (container) · ari saatuʼ (container) · mi roroi (container) · hy կողով (container) · sl koš (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · he סַל (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · pl koszyk (container) · aht ghaltsʼaxi (container) · nrf pangni (container) · pt cesta (container) · nzd ntsaa (container) · lt krepšelis (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · cic talhpak (container) · mi tūkohu (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · es escusabaraja (container) · ps سوغځۍ (container) · ko 바구니 (container) · es excusabaraja (container) · vec corbato (container) · ta கூடை (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · acw طشت (container) · nn korg (container) · sh kȍš (container) · kk себет (container) · tl tiklis (container) · kmr sepet (container) · yo apẹ̀rẹ̀ (container) · la cofinus (container) · rif tazyawt (container) · cnk paesaeng (container) · kmk lakba (container) · ko 고리 (container) · bg кош (container) · sai-tap kutà (container) · ta கூடை (container) · awk kokei (container) · he סַל (container) · vi giỏ (container) · id bakul (container) · fi kori (container) · aez kambia (container) · cho tapushik (container) · it cestino (container) · apw tátsʼaaʼ (container) · jje 바구리 (container) · ca bàsquet (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · mk корпа (container) · grc κανθήλιον (container) · sid gimboola (container) · sv truga (piece attached to a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow) · sh ко̏ш (container) · lb Kuerf (container) · ig ṅkata (container) · ugo กง (container) · bwr tlambǝl (container) · mi rawhi (container) · my ခြင်း (container) · ja ゴール得点 (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · ky себет (container) · sv tryga (piece attached to a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow) · skb กะตา (container) · ak kɛntɛn (container) · mi taukoro (container) · ktu kitunga (container) · hu kosár (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · ps پتاړ (container) · vec gavegnà (container) · aho 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (container) · gmw-gts košarə (container) · th ตะกร้า (container) · twf pùotʼę́ną (container) · es tabanque (container) · sk kôš (container) · ug سېۋەت (container) · sq shportë (container) · ain サラ二ㇷ゚ (container) · es motete (container) · ngu chikijtli (container) · mn сагс (container) · ady матэ (container) · mi kōnae (container) · ce тускар (container) · ga cis (container) · gsw Zeine (container) · gun ajaka (container) · mhn khorb (container) · sh kòšara (container) · zpv dxuhmmi (container) · mk кошница (container) · poi cooŋ (container) · kg kitunga (container) · te వైరుబుట్ట (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · mk кош (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · nl mandje (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · sk košík (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · ps کهاره (container) · sw kikapu (notional place to store items before ordering them online) · la canistrum (container) · njh loksa (container) · nl gescoorde korf (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) · cku asaala (container) · grc ὑριχός (container) · abe abaznoda (container) · sh ко́рпа (container) · cmn 籃子 /篮子 (container) · es canasta (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) · is karfa (container) · eu otarre (container) · sc caistedda (container) · kea balói (container)