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Meaning
Noun
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In Containers:
A
lightweight
container
,
generally
round,
open
at the
top
, and
tapering
toward the bottom.
A
bed
for a cat.
●
In Containers:
A
wire
or
plastic
container
similar
in shape
to a
basket
, used for
carrying
articles
for
purchase
in a shop.
●
In Internet:
In an online
shop
, a
listing
of a customer's
chosen
items
before they are ordered.
●
A set or
collection
of
intangible
things.
●
In Basketball:
A
circular
hoop
, from which a
net
is
suspended
, which is the
goal
through which the
players
try
to
throw
the ball.
●
In Basketball:
The
act
of
putting
the
ball
through the
basket
, thereby
scoring
points.
●
The
game
of basketball.
●
A
dance
movement
in some
line dances
, where
men
put
their
arms
round the
women's
lower backs
, and the women
put
their
arms
over the
men's
shoulders
, and the group (usually of
four
,
any more
is
difficult
)
spins
round, which should result in the
women's
feet
leaving
the ground.
●
In LGBT:
The
penis
and
region
surrounding
it.
●
The
bulge
of the
penis
seen through
clothing.
●
In a
stage-coach
, two outside
seats
facing
each other.
●
A
protection
for the
hand on
a
sword
or a
singlestick
; a
guard
of a
bladed
weapon.
A
singlestick
with a
basket
hilt.
●
The
gondola
or
wicker
basket
suspended
from the
balloon
, in which the
pilot
and
passengers
travel.
●
In Architecture:
The
bell
or
vase
of the Corinthian capital.
●
Bastard.
●
In Aircraft & Military:
A
drogue
(or para-drogue) in the
probe-and-drogue
refueling
method
Verb
●
To place in a
basket
or
basket
s.
●
In Publishing:
To
cross-collateralize
the
royalty
advances
for
multiple
works
so that the
creator
is not
paid
until
all of
those
works
have
achieved
a certain level of success.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
basket
English
bascat
Anglo-Norman
bascauda
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cart
Basketball
Hoops
Ark
Lunchbox
Shopping Basket
Shopping Cart
Male Crotch Bulge
Related
Bag
Bowl
Container
Tray
Box
Jar
Plate
Cupboard
Drawer
Rack
Pot
Bin
Bottle
Ball
Pouch
Cup
Crate
Trolley
Barrel
Pile
Bags
Dish
Drum
Pail
Bundle
Sack
Hoop
Pack
Spoon
Piece
Pan
Platter
Bowls
Collection
Bed
Item
Bar
Bread
Vase
Rope
Pocket
Carton
Stick
Tank
Package
Compartment
Trashcan
Pit
Cage
Net
Tub
Cloth
Toy
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Rhymes
Basket
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