bucket
bucket Lexical Profile
bucket Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A roughly cylindrical open container, typically made of metal or plastic, with a handle, used to hold and carry liquids or solids.
"She filled the bucket with warm soapy water to wash the car."
The amount of material that a bucket can hold.
"We picked a bucket of fresh strawberries at the local farm."
A compartment, category, or logical division used for organizing data or items.
"The accounting software sorts expenses into different buckets for easier tracking."
• verb
To rain very heavily (usually used with 'down').
"We decided to stay indoors because it was bucketing down."
To drive or ride at high speed, often in a bumpy or reckless manner.
"The old jeep bucketed along the dirt road, bouncing over every pothole."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'boket', from Anglo-Norman 'buquet', a diminutive of Old French 'buc' meaning 'tub' or 'belly', ultimately of Germanic origin.
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