bucket

noun
UK: /ˈbʌkɪt/
US: /ˈbʌkɪt/

  1. A container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or solids.

    1. I need a bucket to wash the car today. [ ] [ ]
    2. She filled the bucket with water to clean the muddy floor, it was useful. [ ] [ ]

  2. A large amount of something.

    1. He earned a bucket of money last year. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company lost a bucket of cash after that bad financial decision. [ ] [ ]

  3. The part of a machine such as a crane or excavator that digs and carries material.

    1. The excavator's bucket was full of dirt. [ ] [ ]
    2. The crane's bucket lifted the debris carefully from the wreckage site. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

pail vessel heap mass container lot
bucket verb

  1. To carry something in a bucket.

    1. They bucketed water to put out the fire. [ ] [ ]
    2. We bucketed the sand from the beach to build a sandcastle near sea. [ ] [ ]

  2. To move quickly or energetically.

    1. It started to bucket down the street. [ ] [ ]
    2. The rain bucketed down, soaking everyone in a few seconds there. [ ] [ ]
bucket intransitive-verb

  1. To oppose something strongly, usually something you do not agree with.

    1. I will bucket against that, it’s not fair. [ ] [ ]
    2. She continued to bucket against the company's new policies. [ ] [ ]
bucket transitive-verb

  1. To put something somewhere quickly or carelessly.

    1. I bucketed the gifts onto the table. [ ] [ ]
    2. He bucketed all the toys into the toy box before his parents arrived. [ ] [ ]
bucket idiom

  1. die

    1. He kicked the bucket last week. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a long battle, he finally kicked the bucket in the hospital bed. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bucket" in English means: A container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or solids., A large amount of something., The part of a machine such as a crane or excavator that digs and carries material..

The phonetic transcription of "bucket" is /ˈbʌkɪt/ in British English and /ˈbʌkɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bucket": pail, vessel, heap, mass, container, lot.

Example usage of "bucket": "I need a bucket to wash the car today.". More examples on the page.