What does bucket mean?
Definitions for bucket
ˈbʌk ɪtbuck·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bucket.
Princeton's WordNet
bucket, pailnoun
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
bucket, bucketfulverb
the quantity contained in a bucket
bucketverb
put into a bucket
bucketverb
carry in a bucket
Wiktionary
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.
bucketnoun
The amount held in this container.
The horse drank a whole bucket of water.
bucketnoun
Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket.
bucketnoun
An old car that is not in good working order.
bucketnoun
The basket.
The forward drove to the bucket.
bucketnoun
A field goal.
We can't keep giving up easy buckets.
bucketnoun
A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
bucketnoun
A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
bucketverb
To place inside a bucket.
bucketverb
To rain heavily.
bucketverb
To travel very quickly.
bucketverb
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bucketnoun
Etymology: baquet, Fr.
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.
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Bucketnoun
a vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids
Bucketnoun
a vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc
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
Bucketnoun
the valved piston of a lifting pump
Wikidata
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
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
bucket
A small globe of hoops, covered with canvas, used as a recall for the boats of whalers.
Rap Dictionary
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).
bucketnoun
Gravity bong.
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 Contribution
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bucket' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3619
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bucket' in Nouns Frequency: #2423
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bucket in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bucket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bucket in a Sentence
where there is a bucket,there is a river
The Bible says 'thou shalt not steal,' but is it wrong for a father to go get a bucket of coal to keep his family from freezing to death? The answer is no, of course not.
Hopefully people will look at the Ice Bucket Challenge as a chance for us to actually make history and change something that’s not going to change otherwise.
It just started going crazy, everyone was like: ‘Oh, why is he wearing a bucket hat? Is he about to have a beach day?
We came up with very simple scavenger hunts that anyone could do. It's just thinking about all the crazy things that you have in your home, like like tools in the garage or maybe stuff in the kitchen, just being silly with it, like something green that could protect you from the rain. I had a kid pull a bucket from under his sink and he put it on top of his head like, look, this is the perfect rain hat.
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- emmerAfrikaans
- pozalAragonese
- دَلْوٌ, جردل, سَطْلArabic
- বাল্টিAssamese
- вядроBelarusian
- кофа, кош, ведро, черпакBulgarian
- বালতিBengali
- ཟོ་བ།Tibetan Standard
- sailhBreton
- galleda, cubellada, catúfol, cubellCatalan, Valencian
- kbelík, vědro, kýblCzech
- bwcedWelsh
- spandDanish
- Eimer, SchaufelGerman
- σακαράκα, κουβάςGreek
- siteloEsperanto
- cubo, pozal, llover a cántaros, tobo, balde, cubetaSpanish
- pang, ämberEstonian
- سطلPersian
- kauha, siipi, ämpäri, sanko, sangollinen, kottero, ämpärillinenFinnish
- spannFaroese
- chaudière, panier, tacot, seau, guimbarde, bazou, minouneFrench
- amerWestern Frisian
- buicéadIrish
- ડોલGujarati
- gugaHausa
- דליHebrew
- बाल्टीHindi
- vödör, vederHungarian
- դույլArmenian
- emberIndonesian
- sitelleInterlingue
- ịwụIgbo
- siteloIdo
- fataIcelandic
- secchioItalian
- 手桶, バケツ, 桶Japanese
- ვედროGeorgian
- ថាំងKhmer
- ಬಕೆಟ್Kannada
- 양동이, 퍼붓다Korean
- situla, hamaLatin
- ຄຸLao
- kibirasLithuanian
- spainisLatvian
- pēre, pāketeMāori
- кофаMacedonian
- തൊട്ടിMalayalam
- хувинMongolian
- baldiMalay
- barmil, karrakkaMaltese
- ပုံးBurmese
- bøtte, kurvNorwegian
- plenzen, rammelkar, vlammen, emmerDutch
- bøtte, bytte, kurvNorwegian Nynorsk
- spann, bøtteNorwegian
- ବାଲଟିOriya
- kubeł, wiadroPolish
- ډولچهPashto, Pushto
- baldePortuguese
- in-doboKirundi
- găleată, căldareRomanian
- ковш, ведро, ведёркоRussian
- imbegetiKinyarwanda
- द्रोणिSanskrit
- buèleSardinian
- بالٽيSindhi
- gievdni, gieđbmiNorthern Sami
- ведро, vedro, kofa, čabar, кофа, вједро, vjedro, ка̀бао, kàbao, чабарSerbo-Croatian
- vedroSlovak
- vedroSlovene
- kovëAlbanian
- ösa, hink, skopa, korg, spann, ösregna, ämbarSwedish
- ndooSwahili
- வாளிTamil
- బక్కెట్టు, బొక్కెన, బక్కెటుTelugu
- ถัง, ปี๊บThai
- kovaTurkish
- відроUkrainian
- بالٹیUrdu
- xôVietnamese
- böketVolapük
- saeyea, modoeWalloon
- iemeleXhosa
- עמערYiddish
- garawaYoruba
- ibhakedeZulu
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