basket
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman bascat, from Latin bascauda (“kettle, table-vessel”) from Gaulish word, of unknown earlier origin.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: bäs'kĭt, IPA: /ˈbɑːskɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"bA:skIt/
- (Australia) enPR: bäs'kət, IPA: /ˈbaːskət/, X-SAMPA: /"ba:sk@t/
- (US) enPR: băs'kĭt, IPA: /ˈbæskɪt/ X-SAMPA: /"b{skIt/
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Noun [edit]
basket (plural baskets)
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them.
- (basketball) 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.
- (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- The last-second basket sealed the victory.
- The game of basketball.
- Let's play some basket.
- 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 mens' shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- (UK, slang) Genitals.
- (obsolete) In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage-coach. Its fopperies come down not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- (archaic) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
- A singlestick with a basket hilt.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- Baw! damme, but I'll fight you both, one after the other——with baskets.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- A singlestick with a basket hilt.
Synonyms [edit]
- (container used in a shop): cart, shopping basket, shopping cart
- (storage place for online items): cart, shopping basket, shopping cart
- (basketball): basketball, hoops
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from basket
Translations [edit]
container
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wire or plastic container for carrying articles for purchase — see shopping basket
notional place to store items before ordering them online
basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended
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basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket
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See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
basket (third-person singular simple present baskets, present participle basketing, simple past and past participle basketed)
- To place in a basket or in baskets.
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Short for basketball, from English.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /baːskət/, [ˈb̥ɑːsɡ̊əb̥]
Noun [edit]
basket c
- basketball (the sport)
French [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From American English basketball.
Noun [edit]
basket m (plural basket)
Etymology 2 [edit]
basketball shoes
Noun [edit]
basket f (plural baskets)
Synonyms [edit]
- (Quebec): running shoe, running (criticized), espadrille
- (Europe): tennis
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
basket m (invariable)
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
basket c (uncountable)
Declension [edit]
Declension of basket
Synonyms [edit]
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English basket.
Noun [edit]
basket
- basket (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket)
- basketball (the sport)
Derived terms [edit]
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