bucket
Pronunciation:
/ˈbʌkɪt/noun
Definitions
A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
Example: I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.
The amount held in this container.
Example: The horse drank a whole bucket of water.
A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
verb
Definitions
To place inside a bucket.
To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.
Example: to bucket water
To rain heavily.
Example: It’s really bucketing down out there.
To travel very quickly.
Example: The boat is bucketing along.