Meaning

19 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

    A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.

    Korb

    корзи́наkorzína, луко́шкоlukóško, кошни́цаkošníca

    ко́шикkóšyk, кішkiš, корзи́наkorzýna

    a container that is usually woven and has handles

  2. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

    (broadly, countable, uncountable)A bed for a cat.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.

  4. (Internet, countable, uncountable)In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.

    корзи́наkorzína

    ко́шикkóšyk

  5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A set or collection of intangible things.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.

    The point guard drove toward the basket.

    корзи́наkorzína

    ко́шикkóšyk

    horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

  7. (countable, uncountable)The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

    The last-second basket sealed the victory.

    a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop

  8. (uncountable)The game of basketball.

    Let's play some basket.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.

  10. (countable, slang, uncountable)The penis and region surrounding it.

  11. (countable, slang, uncountable)The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.

Examples

379 sentences
  1. The basket was full of apples.

    Кошик був повний яблук.

    ruКорзина была полна яблок.

    deDer Korb war voller Äpfel.

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  2. My basket is full of books.

    Мій кошик повний книжок.

    deMein Korb ist voller Bücher.

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  3. What else was in the basket?

    Що ще було у кошику?

    ruЧто ещё было в корзине?

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  4. Mary set the basket on the table.

    Мері поставила кошик на стіл.

    deMaria stellte den Korb auf den Tisch.

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  5. There is a basket under the table.

    Під столом лежить кошик.

    ruПод столом лежит корзина.

    deEs steht ein Korb unter dem Tisch.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, bascat, from latin

From Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, bascat, from latin

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Forms

plural: baskets
Singularbasket
Pluralbaskets

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
container used in a shop:cartshopping basketshopping cart
Close in meaning
  • a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop:field goal
  • a container that is usually woven and has handles:handbasket
  • horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball:basketball hoophoop
  • the quantity contained in a basket:basketful

Word family

78 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • basket full of
  • in the basket
  • a basket full
  • the picnic basket
  • basket full
  • picnic basket
  • basket weaving

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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