bucket

Definitions

• A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
• The amount held in this container.
• (UK) A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
• Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
• (slang) An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
• (basketball) The basket.
• (basketball) A field goal.
• (variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
• (computing) A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
• (informal) A large amount of liquid.
• A bucket bag.
• The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.
• The pitcher in certain orchids.