bucket
/ˈbʌkɪt/
verb
- To move or travel quickly and roughly, especially in a vehicle.
- The old truck bucketed down the bumpy dirt road.
- We bucketed along the highway, trying to make up time.
- The jeep bucketed over the rocky terrain.
- To lift or carry something in a bucket.
- The workers bucketed gravel onto the conveyor belt.
- They bucketed water from the well to the garden.
- She bucketed the leftover soup into a container.
noun
- A round, open container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other materials.
- The children took their buckets and spades to the beach.
- She filled the bucket with water to wash the car.
- He carried a bucket of paint up the ladder.
- A large amount, especially of liquid (often used in phrases like 'a bucket of' or 'buckets of').
- She cried buckets when she heard the sad news.
- The winner received buckets of prize money.
- It rained buckets all afternoon, flooding the streets.
- A unit of measurement, especially for liquids, roughly equal to a pailful.
- They harvested a bucket of apples from the tree.
- The recipe calls for a bucket of molasses.
- In the old days, milk was sold by the bucket.