Bucket — Buck et, n. [OE. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. [1913 Webster] The old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket, The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bucket — n. pl. bucketfuls [buk′it] n. [ME boket < Anglo Fr buket, dim. of OE buc, pitcher, bulging vessel, orig., belly < IE * bhou , var. of base * bheu : see BIG] 1. a deep, round container with a flat bottom and a curved handle, used to hold or… … English World dictionary
Bucket — (engl. für Eimer) bezeichnet: einen Dämpfer für Blechblasinstrumente, siehe: Bucket Dämpfer eine maritime Gründungsart, siehe: Bucket Fundament eine abstrakte Datenstruktur, siehe: Bucketsort ein umlaufender Ort in einem Teilchenbeschleuniger.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bucket — Buck et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bucketing}.] 1. To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets; as, to bucket water. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To pour over from a bucket; to drench. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. To ride (a horse)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bucket — (n.) mid 13c., from Anglo Norm. buquet bucket, pail, influenced by or dim. of O.E. buc pitcher, bulging vessel, originally belly (buckets were formerly of leather as well as wood), from P.Gmc. *bukaz, from PIE *bhou , variant of root *bheu to… … Etymology dictionary
bucket — ► NOUN 1) a cylindrical open container with a handle used to carry liquids. 2) (buckets) informal large quantities of liquid. 3) a scoop on a waterwheel, dredger, digger, etc. ► VERB (bucketed, bucketing) informal (bucket down) B … English terms dictionary
bucket — (izg. bȁkit) m DEFINICIJA inform. kod memorije računala s izravnim pristupom, cjelina pohranjena u tu memoriju (za razliku od pojedinog podatka u toj cjelini) ETIMOLOGIJA engl.: (dosl.) vjedro … Hrvatski jezični portal
bucket — [n] container, often for liquids, with handle brazier, can, canister, cask, hod, kettle, pail, pot, scuttle, vat; concept 494 … New thesaurus
-bucket — ● ash … Useful english dictionary
Bucket — This article is about the physical container. For other uses, see Bucket (disambiguation). A yellow bucket A bucket, also called a pail, is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually… … Wikipedia
