Definition of bucket
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
2
: something resembling a bucket: such as
a
: the scoop of an excavating machine
b
: one of the receptacles on the rim of a waterwheel
c
: one of the cups of an endless-belt conveyor
d
: one of the vanes of a turbine rotor
3
: bucketful
4
: bucket seat
5
: basket sense 3b
bucket
verb
bucketed; bucketing; buckets
Definition of bucket (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to draw or lift in buckets
2
British
a
: to ride (a horse) hard
b
: to drive hurriedly or roughly
3
: to deal with in a bucket shop
2a
: to move about haphazardly or irresponsibly
b
: to move roughly or jerkily
3
chiefly British, informal
: to rain very heavily : pour
It doesn't just rain here. It pours; it lashes; it buckets.— Kathleen A. Quinn
—usually used with down Rain bucketed down for the next two days …— Thurston Clarke
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The first known use of bucket was in the 13th century
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