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.
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» The basket was full of apples.
Der Korb war voller Äpfel. — Sudajaengi
Корзина была полна яблок. — sharptoothed
Кошик був повний яблук. — deniko
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Examples
379 sentencesThe basket was full of apples.
Кошик був повний яблук. — deniko
ruКорзина была полна яблок. — sharptoothed
deDer Korb war voller Äpfel. — Sudajaengi
My basket is full of books.
Мій кошик повний книжок. — deniko
deMein Korb ist voller Bücher. — Chris
What else was in the basket?
Що ще було у кошику? — deniko
ruЧто ещё было в корзине? — Selena777
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
(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
More meanings 16
(Internet, countable, uncountable)In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
корзи́наkorzína
ко́шикkóšyk
(uncountable)The game of basketball.
Let's play some basket.
(countable, euphemistic, informal, uncountable)Bastard.
Wait till I catch you, you little basket!
(countable, uncountable)A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
Don't smoosh the basket.
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.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A set or collection of intangible things.
(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, uncountable)A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
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
9 synonyms- a container that is usually woven and has handles:handbasket
- the quantity contained in a basket:basketful
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball:basketball hoophoop
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop:field goal
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
See also
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