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bucket
noun
a
round
open
container
with
a
handle
,
often
made
of
metal
or
plastic
,
used
for
carrying
or
holding
liquids
or
other
materials
•
She
filled
the
bucket
with
soapy
water
and
started
washing
the
car
.
She
filled
the
bucket
with
soapy
water
and
started
washing
the
car
.
•
A
little
boy
proudly
carried
a
metal
bucket
of
sand
across
the
sunny
beach
.
A
little
boy
proudly
carried
a
metal
bucket
of
sand
across
the
sunny
beach
.
Old
English
“
buc
”
meaning
a
container
or
pitcher
,
later
influenced
by
Old
French
“
buquet
”.
noun
(
US
informal
,
basketball
)
a
successful
field
goal
;
a
made
basket
•
The
rookie
scored
his
first
NBA
bucket
in
the
opening
quarter
.
The
rookie
scored
his
first
NBA
bucket
in
the
opening
quarter
.
•
With
two
seconds
left
,
she
drove
to
the
hoop
and
made
the
winning
bucket
.
With
two
seconds
left
,
she
drove
to
the
hoop
and
made
the
winning
bucket
.
Originated
in
U
.
S
.
playground
basketball
slang
in
the
1950s
,
likening
the
netted
rim
to
a
bucket
catching
the
ball
.
noun
(
engineering/construction
)
the
large
metal
scoop
attached
to
an
excavator
,
loader
,
or
similar
machine
that
digs
,
carries
,
or
dumps
material
•
The
excavator
’
s
bucket
dug
deep
into
the
clay
.
The
excavator
’
s
bucket
dug
deep
into
the
clay
.
•
Workers
replaced
the
worn
teeth
on
the
loader
’
s
bucket
.
Workers
replaced
the
worn
teeth
on
the
loader
’
s
bucket
.
Applied
to
digging
machinery
in
the
late
19th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
handheld
bucket
to
a
mechanical
scoop
.
verb
-
bucket
,
bucketing
,
buckets
,
bucketed
to
rain
very
heavily
,
often
used
in
the
continuous
form
or
with
“
down
”
•
We
stayed
inside
because
it
was
bucketing
down
all
afternoon
.
We
stayed
inside
because
it
was
bucketing
down
all
afternoon
.
•
The
match
was
cancelled
when
it
started
bucketing
.
The
match
was
cancelled
when
it
started
bucketing
.
First
recorded
late
19th
century
;
likens
the
downpour
to
water
being
emptied
from
buckets
.
noun
(
computing/business
)
a
category
or
group
used
to
collect
similar
items
or
data
for
easier
handling
or
analysis
•
The
survey
results
were
divided
into
three
buckets
based
on
age
.
The
survey
results
were
divided
into
three
buckets
based
on
age
.
•
Each
storage
bucket
in
the
cloud
service
has
its
own
access
policy
.
Each
storage
bucket
in
the
cloud
service
has
its
own
access
policy
.
Figurative
use
of
the
physical
container
to
describe
a
virtual
container
for
data
,
popularized
in
1990s
business
and
computing
jargon
.
verb
-
bucket
,
bucketing
,
buckets
,
bucketed
to
move
very
quickly
,
especially
in
a
noisy
or
uncontrolled
way
•
The
motorbike
bucketed
past
us
on
the
highway
.
The
motorbike
bucketed
past
us
on
the
highway
.
•
We
were
bucketing
along
the
trail
trying
to
beat
the
storm
.
We
were
bucketing
along
the
trail
trying
to
beat
the
storm
.
Early
20th-century
British
slang
,
possibly
from
the
clattering
sound
of
an
empty
bucket
bumping
wildly
.
buckets
noun
(
informal
,
usually
plural
)
a
very
large
amount
of
something
,
especially
appearing
in
the
phrase
“
buckets
of
”
•
She
had
buckets
of
homework
to
finish
before
Monday
.
She
had
buckets
of
homework
to
finish
before
Monday
.
•
The
charity
received
buckets
of
donations
after
the
news
story
aired
.
The
charity
received
buckets
of
donations
after
the
news
story
aired
.
Extension
of
the
concrete
noun
to
a
figurative
sense
of
abundance
,
first
recorded
in
the
1920s
.