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Meaning
Noun
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In Containers:
A
container
made of
rigid
material
, often with a
handle
, used to
carry
liquids
or small items.
●
In Containers:
The amount
held
in this container.
●
In Rain:
A large amount of liquid.
●
A
great deal
of anything.
●
In British English & Units of measure:
A
unit of measure
equal
to
four
gallons.
●
In Containers & Rain:
Part
of a piece
of
machinery
that
resembles
a
bucket
(container).
●
In Multicultural Toronto English & Rain:
an
insult
term
used in Toronto to
refer
to someone who
habitually
uses
crack
cocaine.
●
An
old
vehicle
that is not in good working order.
●
In Basketball:
The basket.
●
In Basketball:
A
field
goal.
●
A
mechanism
for
avoiding
the
allocation
of
targets
in
cases
of mismanagement.
●
In Computing:
A
storage
space
in a
hash table
for every
item
sharing
a particular key.
●
In Aviation & Mechanical engineering:
A
turbine
blade
driven
by
hot
gas
or steam.
●
A
bucket
bag.
●
The
leather
socket
for
holding
the
whip
when
driving
, or for the
carbine
or
lance
when mounted.
●
The
pitcher
in certain orchids.
●
A helmet.
Verb
●
To place inside a bucket.
●
To
draw
or
lift
in, or
as if
in, buckets.
●
In Rain:
To
rain
heavily.
●
To
travel
very quickly.
●
To
ride
(a
horse
)
hard
or mercilessly.
●
In Australian English:
To
criticize
vehemently
; to denigrate.
●
In Computing:
To
categorize
(data) by
splitting
it into
buckets
, or
groups
of related items.
●
In American English, British English & Rowing:
To make, or cause to make (the
recovery
), with a certain
hurried
or
unskillful
forward
swing
of the body.
Name
●
A
nickname
for Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bucket
English
buket
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pail
Scoop
Vane
Blade
Banger
Beater
Hooptie
Jalopy
Wreck
Crock
Shitbox
Rustbucket
Hurtle
Rocket
Shoot
Speed
Whizz
Old Car
Bucket Down
Piss Down
Book It
Chuck It Down
Rain Cats And Dogs
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Related
Container
Tub
Bowl
Tray
Bag
Bottle
Jar
Pile
Tank
Box
Barrel
Cup
Pot
Jug
Bin
Pipe
Beaker
Puddle
Tube
Wheelbarrow
Pouch
Ball
Plate
Cylinder
Canister
Lid
Spoon
Drum
Rack
Truck
Pit
Flask
Wheel
Sack
Pan
Hole
Rope
Hose
Cart
Mixer
Shovel
Stick
Towel
Pool
Pitcher
Crate
Coin
Compartment
Carton
Shaft
Mug
Conveyor
Column
Plastic Bag
Water Bottle
More
Rhymes
Bucket
Tucket
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