basket

[ bas-kit, bah-skit ]

/ ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt /

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noun

a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.

a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.

the amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples.

anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket.

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.

the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.

Basketball.

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.
a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw.

Also called snow ring. Skiing. a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.

Slang: Vulgar. the male genitals, especially when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.

Origin of basket

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

OTHER WORDS FROM basket

bas·ket·like, adjective un·bas·ket·like, adjective

Words nearby basket

basis weight, basisphenoid, basivertebral vein, bask, baskerville, basket, basket case, basket catch, basket cell, basket chair, basket clause

Example sentences from the Web for basket

He was duped into silly offensive fouls when smaller men moved in behind him as he powered toward the basket.

Shaq, Year One |Charles P. Pierce |May 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But his greatest gifts remain in the classic pivot—close in with his back to the basket.

Shaq, Year One |Charles P. Pierce |May 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She quickly moves down each aisle, filling her basket with produce.

The Gluten-Free Diet Has Two Faces |Andrea Powell |May 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I think just by having size you can play better defense around the basket.

ESPN’s Bracket Champion Shares His March Madness Secrets |Ben Teitelbaum |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Essentially, the problem was too much dunking and basket interference, which was allowed then.

Secret History of the First Dunk |Evin Demirel |February 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I know you would as soon lasso a wild cowboy as shoot a basket.

Jane Allen: Center |Edith Bancroft
But he had scarcely gone two hundred yards when he met the girl walking calmly along the street with her basket on her arm.

The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I |Various
They deposited their basket where Betty would find it, under the shadow of the great laurel in the back avenue.

A World of Girls |L. T. Meade
A little hungry Mouse found his way one day into a basket of corn.

The sop for Children |sop
Harriet, coming down with her basket on her shoulder, and her rod unjointed, was the first to discover them.

Margaret Capel, v. 3 of 3 |Ellen Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for basket

basket

/ (ˈbɑːskɪt) /

noun

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

Also called: basketful the amount a basket will hold

something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon

basketball

an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points
a point or points scored in this way

a group or collection of similar of related things a basket of currencies

informal a euphemism for bastard (def. 1) offensive, bastard (def. 2)

the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website add these items to your basket

Word Origin for basket

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

Idioms and Phrases with basket

basket

In addition to the idiom beginning with basket

basket case

also see:

put all one's eggs in one basket

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