nounπShareA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items."I need a bucket to carry the water from the well."itemutensilutilitythingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe amount held in this container."The horse drank a whole bucket of water."amountutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of measure equal to four gallons."The farmer needed four buckets of water to fill the watering trough. "amountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePart of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container)."The excavator used its large bucket to scoop up the dirt. "partmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn old vehicle that is not in good working order."My uncle's old pickup truck is a bucket; it barely runs anymore. "vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe basket."The forward drove to the bucket."itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA field goal."The quarterback's successful bucket in the final seconds of the game won the match. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement."The project team used a bucket to prevent assigning unrealistic goals during the budget cuts. "businessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key."The database program uses a bucket for each student's ID number in the student records. "computingtechnicalstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(chiefly in the plural) A large amount of liquid."I was so nervous that I sweated buckets."amountsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bucket bag."My daughter brought her new bucket bag to school today. "stylewearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted."The coach kept his riding whip's leather bucket securely fastened to his saddle. "utensilvehiclemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe pitcher in certain orchids."The botanist carefully examined the orchid's bucket, noting its unique shape. "plantpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place inside a bucket."She carefully bucketted the dirty water from the overflowing sink. "utensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets."to bucket water"actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo rain heavily."Itβs really bucketing down out there."weatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo travel very quickly."The boat is bucketing along."actionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items."The teacher bucketed the students' science projects into categories: "Animal Adaptations," "Plant Growth," and "Natural Disasters." "computingstatisticsbusinesstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly."The farmer bucketed his horse, making it run as fast as it could to get to the market on time. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body."The student tried to bucket the ball, but missed it completely. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading