basket
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
baskets
plural
baskets
Britannica Dictionary definition of BASKET
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1
a
:
a container usually made by weaving together long thin pieces of material
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see also breadbasket, handbasket, wastebasket
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wicker/straw/wire baskets
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a fruit basket = a basket filled with fruit
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a laundry basket [=a basket that holds dirty clothes]
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They brought their lunch in a picnic basket.
b
:
the amount contained in a basket
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a basket [=basketful] of eggs
2
basketball
a
:
a net hanging from a thin metal ring that the ball must go through in order to score points
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His shot missed the basket completely.
b
:
a successful shot
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She made/scored a basket. [=she scored points by making a shot that went through the basket]
put all your eggs in one basket
— basketful
noun, plural basketfuls [count]-
a basketful of eggs
