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Meaning of
bucket
in English
bucket
us
/ˈbʊkɪt/
uk
/ˈbʌkɪt/
#common
Plural
buckets
Past Tense
bucketed
Participle Verb
bucketing
Third Person Singular
buckets
Definitions
Noun
a
container
for
liquids
or
items
amount
a
container
can
hold
large
amount
of
liquid
(
informal
)
The
company
received
a
bucket
of
complaints
about
the
new
policy
.
great
deal
of
something
(
informal
)
The
data
analyst
had
to
bucket
the
customer
information
into
different
categories
.
machine
part
resembling
a
container
The
excavator's
bucket
was
filled
with
dirt
and
rocks
.
a
storage
space
for
items
with
a
shared
key
The
database
uses
a
bucket
to
store
user
preferences
.
the
basketball
hoop
(
informal
)
The
crowd
cheered
as
the
player
scored
a
bucket
from
half
court
.
a
successful
shot
(
field
goal
,
informal
)
The
team's
strategy
was
to
bucket
the
opponent's
offense
with
a
strong
defense
.
Verb
to
categorize
data
into
groups
The
charity
event
raised
a
bucket
of
money
for
the
local
community
.
to
rain
very
heavily
;
pour
down
The
storm
outside
made
it
difficult
to
go
out
as
it
started
to
bucket
.
to
move
or
travel
quickly
;
rapidly
The
kids
loved
to
bucket
down
the
hill
on
their
sleds
.
to
ride
a
horse
harshly
or
relentlessly
The
coach
told
the
rider
to
bucket
the
horse
and
get
to
the
finish
line
first
.
to
criticize
harshly
(
in
Australia
)
The
harsh
critic
began
to
bucket
the
author's
latest
novel
.
to
row
with
an
unskilled
swing
The
novice
rower
tended
to
bucket
the
oars
and
lose
rhythm
.
Compounds / Phrases
bucketful
bucketsful
bucketshop
gutbucket
rustbucket
