bucket

🇺🇸 /ˈbʌkɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbʌkɪt/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B1
noun
R

A container with a handle for carrying things like water or sand.

The child filled the bucket with sand at the beach.

R

The large scoop on a machine like a crane or digger.

The crane's bucket lifted heavy materials to the top of the building.

R

The amount that fits in one bucket.

She poured a bucket of water on the plants.

R

A very large amount of something.

After running, he was sweating buckets.

translation

n. A container with a handle for carrying things like water or sand.; The large scoop on a machine like a crane or digger.; The amount that fits in one bucket.; A very large amount of something.

Word Forms

Plural buckets