bucket en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- bûk'ĭt (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbʌkɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbʊkɪt/ (Northern-England)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈbʌk.ət/ weak vowel merger
- (General-American) audio weak vowel
Etymology
From Middle English buket, boket, partly from Old English bucc ("bucket, pitcher"; mod. dialectal buck), equivalent to bouk + -et; and partly from Anglo-Norman buket, buquet (“tub; pail”) (compare Norman boutchet, Norman bouquet), diminutive of Old French buc (“abdomen; object with a cavity”), from Vulgar Latin *būcus (compare Occitan and Catalan buc, Italian buco, buca (“hole, gap”)), from Frankish *būk (“belly, stomach”). Both the Old English and Frankish terms derive from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). More at bouk.
Meanings
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A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.
The crab was cool and very light. But the water was thick with sand, and so, scrambling down, Jacob was about to jump, holding his bucket in front of him, when he saw, stretched entirely rigid, side by side, their faces very red, an enormous man and woman.
1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room:
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The amount held in this container.
The horse drank a whole bucket of water.
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(in-plural, informal) A large amount of liquid.
I was so nervous that I sweated buckets.
It rained buckets yesterday.
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(in-plural, informal) A great deal of anything.
We had buckets of fun.
My new suit cost me buckets.
- (UK, archaic) A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
- The part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
- (derogatory, slang) Someone who habitually uses crack cocaine.
- (slang) An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
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(informal) The basket.
The forward drove to the bucket.
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(informal) A field goal.
We can't keep giving up easy buckets.
[Markieff] Morris isn’t quite the post-up threat that [Enes] Kanter is, and he can play both the 4 spot and 5 spot instead of just center, like Kanter. He is capable of playing a similar way, backing defenders down in the post. He prefers getting his buckets there with a bevy of fade-aways and jumpers. He’s a heat checker. And he can get hot on the block.
2019 February 25, Brett Dawson, Fred Katz, “How power forward Markieff Morris might fit in with the Thunder”, in The Athletic:
- (qualifier:variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
- A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
- (uncommon) A turbine blade driven by hot gas or steam.
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A bucket bag.
Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.
1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style, page 46:
- The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.
- The pitcher in certain orchids.
- (humorous, slang) A helmet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buckets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ice bucket · lunch bucket · holy bucket · bucketload · thrust bucket · buckety · bucket drummer · blucket · bucket rendering · bucketry · jizz bucket · scruffbucket · nappy bucket · bucket shop · bucket seat · monsoon bucket · mercy bucket · bucket brigade · bucket sort · helicopter bucket · slimebucket · gin bucket · fire-bucket · bucketmaking · token bucket · bucket and spade · rust bucket · helibucket · gutbucket · bucket-head · fire bucket · great bit bucket in the sky · bucketwheel · can't carry a tune in a bucket · bucketlike · bucket of bolts · slop bucket · paint bucket · orange-peel bucket · leaky bucket · turdbucket · bucket truck · bucket steak · spit bucket · lard-bucket · grab bucket · in the bucket · drool bucket · chumbucket · drop in the bucket · bucketless · bucketball · bucket of blood · tarbucket · bucket drive · couldn't carry a note in a bucket · bucket of syrup · ice bucket challenge · pig bucket · bucket head · brain bucket · honey bucket · Veronica bucket · bucket of rust · sleazebucket · bucket list · kick the bucket · bucketmaker · sweat buckets · rustbucket · light bucket · bucket chemistry · mop bucket · bucket naked · champagne bucket · bucketful · lardbucket · bucket orchid · bucketmouth · bucketer · brain-bucket · cunt bucket · mudbucket · bucketeer · bucket of sunshine · crab bucket syndrome · T-bucket · diaper bucket · scuzzbucket · bucket shopper · bucketize · bit bucket · bucket hat · Bambi bucket · cuntbucket · two tears in a bucket · bucket bong · rust-bucket · bucket flush · byte bucket · bolt bucket · bargain bucket · bucket line · bit-bucket · cumbucket
Descendants
バケツ · pākete · bɔgtɛ · pakete · pekid · baket
Relateds
Synonyms
rustbucket · crock · clunker · crock · wreck · tin Lizzie · hooptie · blade · shitcan · bucket of bolts · rustbucket · jalopy · wreck · gas guzzler · shitpot · bucket of rust · crate · old banger · pail · hooptie · beater · vane · shitbucket · banger · shitbox · scoop · junker · jalopy · shitbox · banger · flivver · beater · lemon · rattletrap · shed
Translations (323)
ta வாளி (container) · vi xô (container) · fa-ira سَطْل (container) · tl balde (container) · pl kosz (basketball: basket) · de Korb (basketball: basket) · sh vȅdro (container) · vec sécio (container) · fi sanko (container) · af emmer (container) · da spand (container) · fr bazou (old car) · cs lopata (part of piece of machinery) · tr kova (container) · be вядро́ (container) · th ถัง (container) · sa द्रोणि (container) · ps سلواغه (container) · ru ковш (part of piece of machinery) · koi ведра (container) · ar سَطْل (container) · de Schaufel (part of piece of machinery) · fr panier (basketball: basket) · el κουβάς (container) · pdt Ama (container) · pa ਬਾਲ਼ਟੀ (container) · fi kottero (old car) · te బొక్కెన (container) · pt balde (container) · kpv ведра (container) · fi kauha (part of piece of machinery) · de Kübel (container) · sh ча̀бар (container) · mt barmil (container) · ems witʀuuq (container) · ba биҙрә (container) · mn хөнөг (container) · de Mühle (old car) · tum ndowa (container) · ota دلو (container) · ms ember (container) · tl timba (container) · ems wiit'ʀuuq (container) · nn bytte (amount held in this container) · pl kubeł (container) · ka ვედრო (container) · am ባልዲ (container) · nn bytte (container) · de Eimer (container) · egl calzaider (container) · pl gruchot (old car) · ru ведёрко (container) · cs kýbl (container) · sl vedro (container) · pl czerpak (part of piece of machinery) · sw ndoo (amount held in this container) · de Schüssel (old car) · br kelorn (container) · mt karrakka (old car) · sv hink (container) · xh iemele (container) · sm pakete (container) · sh ко̏фа (container) · ang stoppa (container) · hu kanál (part of piece of machinery) · la hama (container) · wmw ndoo (container) · ug چېلەك (container) · fi kiulu (container) · lt kibiras (amount held in this container) · sv korg (basketball: basket) · sh vjȅdro (container) · lv spainis (container) · grc κάδος (container) · is fata (container) · cmn 水桶 (container) · tpi baket (container) · da spand (amount held in this container) · ia situla (container) · mk кофа (container) · tsg baldi (container) · sk hrotok (container) · ru ведро́ (container) · sh kȍfa (container) · ar جَرْدَل (container) · fr minoune (old car) · jv timba (container) · ny ndowa (container) · mr बालदी (container) · ary سْطل (container) · sw ndoo (old car) · sk hrotok (amount held in this container) · tk bedre (container) · khb ᦒᦳᧂ (container) · bg черпа́к (part of piece of machinery) · fi siipi (part of piece of machinery) · cjs педре (container) · ur بالْٹی (container) · pl łyżka (part of piece of machinery) · bg ко́фа (container) · ps ډولچه (container) · mn суулга (container) · ro căldare (container) · ru ру́хлядь (old car) · kk шелек (container) · bg ко́фа (amount held in this container) · bn বালতি (container) · hi बाल्टी (container) · mn хувин (container) · jje 바가쓰 (container) · ur ڈول (container) · de Schrottauto (old car) · he דְּלִי (container) · izh uhlu (container) · nrf bouquet (container) · ota صوساق (container) · de Karre (old car) · tg сатил (container) · or ବାଲଟି (container) · khb ᦖᦸᧉᦒᦳᧂ (container) · th ปี๊บ (container) · cs vědro (container) · nn bøtte (container) · br sailh (container) · lv spainis (amount held in this container) · arz سطل (container) · bg кош (basketball: basket) · hu vödör (container) · te బక్కెట్టు (container) · ig ịwụ (container) · el σακαράκα (old car) · wyi tarnuk (container) · cs kbelík (container) · alt кӧнӧк (container) · sh ка̀бао (container) · io sitelo (container) · atv педре (container) · khb ᦏᧂ (container) · zu ibhakede (container) · sk šechtár (container) · sv spann (container) · ast cubu (container) · mr बादली (container) · sq kovë (container) · uk ківш (part of piece of machinery) · lg baketi (container) · ru ведро́ (amount held in this container) · tr kova (amount held in this container) · ga pigín (piggin) (container) · ja 手桶 (container) · toi bekete (container) · nl emmer (amount held in this container) · grc ἄγγος (container) · ce ведар (container) · pa ਟਿੰਡ (part of piece of machinery) · pl ceber (container) · grc γαῦλος (container) · es balde (container) · fy amer (container) · mr बालदीभर (amount held in this container) · nn skuffe (part of piece of machinery) · fi sangollinen (amount held in this container) · ee tsesi (container) · es pozal (container) · de ein Kübel voll (amount held in this container) · nb skuffe (part of piece of machinery) · uz kovsh (part of piece of machinery) · sk vedro (container) · pl grat (old car) · scn bagghiolu (container) · de ein Eimer voll (amount held in this container) · br saillhad (amount held in this container) · pl wiadro (container) · tg сатл (container) · ml തൊട്ടി (container) · akl timba' (container) · ja バケツ (computing: a storage space in a hash table) · hy դույլ (container) · nb bøtte (container) · es cubeta (container) · sh ве̏дро (container) · bo ཆུ་ཟོམ (container) · ky челек (container) · ru корзи́на (basketball: basket) · ak bokiti (container) · gl balde (container) · wa saeyea (container) · az vedrə (container) · ht bokit (container) · fi ämpäri (container) · ota قوغه (container) · nl rammelkar (old car) · ca cubellada (amount held in this container) · nv naadloʼí (container) · da kurv (basketball: basket) · vo böket (container) · se gievdni (container) · kn ಬಕೆಟ್ (container) · gl briol (container) · da skovl (part of piece of machinery) · ha guga (container) · nb kurv (basketball: basket) · ota ستیل (container) · th กระแป๋ง (container) · de Nuckelpinne (old car) · fr guimbarde (old car) · id ember (container) · ce чийлик (container) · nb bøtte (amount held in this container) · km ថាំង (container) · uz chelak (container) · mnc ᡥᡠᠨᡳᠣ (container) · crh qopqa (container) · ky көнөк (container) · eo sitelo (container) · pt balde (amount held in this container) · ar دَلْو (container) · my ပုံး (container) · sh kàbao (container) · mt satal (container) · lo ຄຸ (container) · pa ਬਾਲਟੀ (container) · fi lokero (computing: a storage space in a hash table) · fi ämpärillinen (amount held in this container) · sc buèle (container) · ro găleată (amount held in this container) · za doengj (container) · gl ral (container) · orv вѣдро (container) · cy celwrn (container) · it secchio (container) · mhr ведра (container) · ca catúfol (part of piece of machinery) · mi pēre (container) · lt kibiras (container) · khb ᦓᧄᧉᦆᦳ (container) · ko 양동이 (container) · yo garawa (container) · ja 桶 (container) · be коўш (part of piece of machinery) · de Klapperkiste (old car) · ca poal (container) · fr seau (container) · gl gabido (container) · kea baldi (container) · fr chaudière (container) · yi עמער (container) · da spand (old car) · mi pākete (container) · de Tschäsn (old car) · rgn secc (container) · bo ཟོ་བ། (container) · pon pekid (container) · nn kurv (basketball: basket) · cy bwced (container) · nrf boutchet (container) · gu ડોલ (container) · ary دْلو (container) · ru развалю́ха (old car) · br kelorniad (amount held in this container) · mfe seo (container) · ja バケツ (container) · sv skopa (part of piece of machinery) · fo spann (container) · es tobo (container) · udm ведра (container) · et ämber (container) · ko 버킷 (computing: a storage space in a hash table) · hu veder (container) · ru ведро́ (old car) · wa modoe (container) · az çanaq (container) · ca cubell (container) · sh вје̏дро (container) · uk відро́ (container) · rw in-dobo (container) · as বাল্টি (container) · se gieđbmi (container) · te బక్కెటు (container) · yao ndowa (container) · uga 𐎎𐎄𐎍 (container) · sw ndoo (basketball: basket) · bg ведро́ (container) · sw ndoo (part of piece of machinery) · ltg spaņs (container) · cu вѣдро (container) · es cubo (container) · ca galleda (container) · de Schrottwagen (old car) · sw ndoo (container) · izh panki (container) · kac ye bung (container) · fi kori (computing: a storage space in a hash table) · sd بالٽيِ (container) · tt чиләк (container) · cmn 吊桶 (container) · pl rzęch (old car) · sv hink (amount held in this container) · sv ämbar (container) · alt кого (container) · nl emmer (container) · fr tacot (old car) · ln katini (container) · sl vedro (amount held in this container) · nn bøtte (amount held in this container) · nb spann (container) · et pang (container) · sh čàbar (container) · ms baldi (container) · wa saeyea (amount held in this container) · de Rostlaube (old car) · ro găleată (container) · rw imbegeti (container) · lo ຖັງ (container) · fr godet (part of piece of machinery) · bg кош (part of piece of machinery) · cv витре (container) · ga buicéad (container) · an pozal (container) · cy bwcedaid (amount held in this container) · la situla (container) · de Kraxen (old car) · ky чака (container)