bucket

US /ˈbʌkɪt/

UK /'bʌkɪt/

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noun

  • Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
  • The amount held by a bucket.
  • A roughly cylindrical open container, typically made of metal or plastic, with a handle, used to hold and carry liquids or other material.
  • A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
  • (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.

other

  • To rain heavily.

other

  • To carry or transfer something in a bucket.

Examples

a bucket of oats for the horses

She filled the bucket with fresh water.