Definitions for bucket
ˈbʌk ɪtbuck·et

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucket, pailnoun

   a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

2. bucket, bucketfulverb

   the quantity contained in a bucket

3. bucketverb

   put into a bucket

4. bucketverb

   carry in a bucket

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucketnoun

   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.

2. bucketnoun

   The amount held in this container.

   The horse drank a whole bucket of water.

3. bucketnoun

   Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket.

4. bucketnoun

   An old car that is not in good working order.

5. bucketnoun

   The basket.

   The forward drove to the bucket.

6. bucketnoun

   A field goal.

   We can't keep giving up easy buckets.

7. bucketnoun

   A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.

8. bucketnoun

   A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.

9. bucketverb

   To place inside a bucket.

10. bucketverb

    To rain heavily.

11. bucketverb

    To travel very quickly.

12. bucketverb

    To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.

13. Etymology: From buket, partly from buket ‘tub, pail’ (compare Jersey, Guernsey), diminutive of buc ‘abdomen; object with a cavity’, from (compare Occitan/Catalan buc, Italian buco, buca ‘hole, gap’), from ‘belly, stomach’, and partly from bucc (mod. dialectal buck), both from būkaz. More at bouk.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bucketnoun

   Etymology: baquet, Fr.

   1. The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well.

   Now is this golden crown like a deep well,
   That owes two buckets, filling one another;
   The emptier ever dancing in the air,
   The other down unseen, and full of water. William Shakespeare, R. II.

   Is the sea ever likely to be evaporated by the sun, or to be emptied with buckets? Richard Bentley.

   2. The vessels in which water is carried, particularly to quench a fire.

   Now streets grow throng’d, and, busy as by day,
   Some run for buckets to the hallow’d quire;
   Some cut the pipes, and some the engines play;
   And some, more bold, mount ladders to the fire. Dryden.

   The porringers, that in a row
   Hung high, and made a glitt’ring show,
   To a less noble substance chang’d,
   Were now but leathern buckets rang’d. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bucket

   A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail.A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a pail can have a top or lid and is a shipping container. In common usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucket

   A bucket is a cylindrical or conical open-top container used for carrying or holding various types of materials, such as liquid, sand, or gardening equipment. Typically made of plastic or metal, buckets often have sturdy handles for easy moving and pouring. In a computational or data context, a bucket can refer to a specific type of storage or category for data organization.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bucketnoun

   a vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids

2. Bucketnoun

   a vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc

3. Bucketnoun

   one of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel

4. Bucketnoun

   the valved piston of a lifting pump

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bucket

   A Bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail. A common volume is 10 dm³.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bucket

   buk′et, n. a vessel for drawing or holding water, &c.; one of the compartments on the circumference of a water-wheel, or one of the scoops of a dredging-machine: the leather socket for holding the whip in driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted: a name given to the pitcher in some orchids.—ns. Buck′etful, as much as a bucket will hold; Buck′eting (U.S.), jerky rowing; Buck′et-shop, slang term for the offices of 'outside brokers'—mere agents for bets on the rise or fall of prices of stock, &c.; Buck′et-wheel, a contrivance for raising water by means of buckets attached to the circumference of a wheel.—Give the bucket, to dismiss; Kick the bucket (slang), to die. [Prob. conn. with A.S. búc, a pitcher; or O. Fr. buket, a pail. Not Gael. bucaid, a bucket.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucket

   A small globe of hoops, covered with canvas, used as a recall for the boats of whalers.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucketnoun

   Old car in bad shape. "So I moved on an old car, it was a bucket, but fu** it, it had to do" -- Ice-T. (Midnight).

2. bucketnoun

   Gravity bong.

3. bucketnoun

   3 Was a full moon so I went I went fishin, jumped out da car I'm like where's my bucket, I left home and fa got 2 tucket ita

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bucket

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   Buckets are created for various purposes e.g. to put water or other liquids in, to attach to a piece of machinery to move earth etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Carry
   • Put

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bucket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3619

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bucket' in Nouns Frequency: #2423

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bucket in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bucket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bucket in a Sentence

1. Dick Cheney Obama:

   Take executive action on immigration? Bucket. New climate regulations? Bucket. It's the right thing to do.

2. Carl Sandburg:

   I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.

3. Fatima Bibi:

   We take half a bucket of water to bathe everyday, and some days we can't even have a wash, water is used to wash the vegetables. We'll then use it to wash clothes.

4. Marquese Chriss:

   He showed his ability to go get a bucket when he needs to, day in and day out, while keeping everybody involved, some people can score but get away from the offense and get away from having their teammates be themselves as well.

5. Michael Chakardjian:

   I would imagine that Liberty will eventually want to remove the Columbus bucket but will wait because it is too expensive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bucket
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bucket
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bucket
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bucket
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bucket
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=bucket