basket
A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward…A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
» The basket was full of apples.
Der Korb war voller Äpfel.
Корзина была полна яблок.
Кошик був повний яблук.
Meaning
19 senses(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
A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A bed for a cat.
(countable, uncountable)A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
(Internet, countable, uncountable)In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
корзи́наkorzína
ко́шикkóšyk
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A set or collection of intangible things.
(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
(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
(uncountable)The game of basketball.
Let's play some basket.
(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.
(countable, slang, uncountable)The penis and region surrounding it.
(countable, slang, uncountable)The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
(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 sentencesThe basket was full of apples.
Кошик був повний яблук.
ruКорзина была полна яблок.
deDer Korb war voller Äpfel.
My basket is full of books.
Мій кошик повний книжок.
deMein Korb ist voller Bücher.
What else was in the basket?
Що ще було у кошику?
ruЧто ещё было в корзине?
Mary set the basket on the table.
Мері поставила кошик на стіл.
deMaria stellte den Korb auf den Tisch.
There is a basket under the table.
Під столом лежить кошик.
ruПод столом лежит корзина.
deEs steht ein Korb unter dem Tisch.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, bascat, from latinFrom Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, bascat, from latin
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Forms
plural: basketsSynonyms
11 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- basket full of
- in the basket
- a basket full
- the picnic basket
- basket full
- picnic basket
- basket weaving