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bucket

/ˈbʌkɪt/

bucketnoun

buckets

/ˈbʌkɪt/

Translations

ведро

She filled the bucket with water.

Она наполнила ведро водой.

Additional translations

ковш

корзина

Definitions

A cylindrical open container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other materials.

She filled the bucket with water from the well.

The amount that a bucket can hold; a bucketful (informal).

They mixed two buckets of cement for the foundation.

A scoop attached to a machine, used for lifting and moving materials.

The excavator's bucket was filled with dirt from the construction site.

A large quantity or amount of something.

They received buckets of praise for their performance.

(informal, chiefly US, basketball) A successful shot; a made field goal; the basket itself.

He drained three straight buckets from the corner.

Synonyms

bucketverb

bucketed

Past Simple

bucketed

Past Participle

bucketing

Gerund

/ˈbʌkɪt/

Translations

черпать

He had to bucket water out of the boat to prevent it from sinking.

Ему пришлось черпать воду из лодки, чтобы она не затонула.

Definitions

To move or transport something in a bucket.

They had to bucket water from the well to the garden.

To rain heavily.

It started to bucket down just as we left the house.

To travel or move quickly and energetically.

The kids were bucketing down the hill on their sleds.

Synonyms

bucketadjective

/ˈbʌkɪt/

Used attributively before nouns to indicate relation to or design suited for a bucket (e.g., bucket seat, bucket hat).

Definitions

Relating to or designed like a bucket; shaped to hold or carry something as a bucket does; used before a noun.

He bought a bucket hat to protect his head from the sun.