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basket

[ bas-kit ]

noun

  1. a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
  2. a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.
  3. the amount contained in a basket; a basketful:

    to pick a basket of apples.

  4. anything like a basket in shape or use:

    He never empties my wastepaper basket.

  5. any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal:

    You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks and bonds.

  6. the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.
  7. Basketball.
    1. an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points.
    2. a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw.
  8. Also called snow ring. Skiing. a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.
  9. Slang: Vulgar. the male genitals, especially when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.


basket

/ ˈ²úɑ˲õ°ìɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles
  2. Also calledbasketful the amount a basket will hold
  3. something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon
  4. basketball
    1. an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points
    2. a point or points scored in this way
  5. a group or collection of similar of related things

    a basket of currencies

  6. informal.
    a euphemism for bastard bastard
  7. the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website

    add these items to your basket

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • un·²ú²¹²õ·°ì±ð³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of basket1

1250–1300; Middle English basket ( te ) < early Romance *baskauta (> French dialect bâchot, bachou wooden or interwoven vessel, Old High German baskiza box) < Latin bascauda basin, perhaps < British Celtic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of basket1

C13: probably from Old Northern French baskot (unattested), from Latin bascauda basketwork holder, of Celtic origin
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with basket , also see put all one's eggs in one basket .
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Example Sentences

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And even when Hayes is not scoring easy baskets, his rim-running has forced defenses to suck into the paint and create more open shots on the perimeter.

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Rapid growth in horticulture, poultry and aquaculture expanded its food basket.

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"There were rangers buzzing about on their buggies. Nobody seemed to think anything was wrong at the time. Nobody asked to look in my basket."

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Baby Basics, based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, supplies moses baskets filled with donated bed linen, toiletries, and clothing to support vulnerable families.

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The Magic made half of their 10 threes in the third quarter as the Lakers sputtered, their bad offense causing bad defense and their bad defense preventing them from getting easy baskets in transition.

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