Definitions for bucket
ˈbʌk ɪtbuck·et

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bucket, pail(noun)

   a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

2. bucket, bucketful(verb)

   the quantity contained in a bucket

3. bucket(verb)

   put into a bucket

4. bucket(verb)

   carry in a bucket

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bucket(Noun)

   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.

   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.

2. bucket(Noun)

   The amount held in this container.

   The horse drank a whole bucket of water.

   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.

3. bucket(Noun)

   Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket.

   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.

4. bucket(Noun)

   An old car that is not in good working order.

   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.

5. bucket(Noun)

   The basket.

   The forward drove to the bucket.

   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.

6. bucket(Noun)

   A field goal.

   We can't keep giving up easy buckets.

   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.

7. bucket(Noun)

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

   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.

8. bucket(Noun)

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

   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.

9. bucket(Verb)

   To place inside a bucket.

   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.

10. bucket(Verb)

    To rain heavily.

    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.

11. bucket(Verb)

    To travel very quickly.

    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.

12. bucket(Verb)

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

    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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bucket(noun)

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

2. Bucket(noun)

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

3. Bucket(noun)

   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. Bucket(noun)

   the valved piston of a lifting pump

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bucket

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

Rap Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bucket(noun)

   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. bucket(noun)

   Gravity bong.

3. bucket(noun)

   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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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. Carl Sandburg:

   I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.

2. Harry Kent:

   We’ve had a climbing and outdoor school for 28 years, no other business or guide service was offering cliff camping to the public. I thought it would be an exciting bucket-list adventure for people.

3. Sir Winston Churchill:

   We contend that for a Nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

4. Elise Losfelt:

   If you are in a rush, the best way to chill your bottle is to fill an ice bucket with ice and one-third water which will chill your bottle in about 20 minutes.

5. Matt Bellina:

   Because of the Ice Bucket Challenge, I think that we’re going to beat this thing it’s just a complete game changer.

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