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buck·et / ˈbəkit/ • n. a roughly cylindrical open container, typically made of metal or plastic, with a handle, used to hold and carry liquids or other material. ∎  the contents of such a container or the amount it can contain: she emptied a bucket of water over them. ∎  (buckets) inf. large quantities of liquid, typically rain or tears: I wept buckets. ∎ Basketball a basket. ∎  Comput. a unit of data that can be transferred from a backing store in a single operation. ∎  a compartment on the outer edge of a waterwheel. ∎  the scoop of a dredger or grain elevator. ∎  a scoop attached to the front of a loader, digger, or tractor.• v. (buck·et·ed, buck·et·ing) [intr.] inf. rain heavily: it was still bucketing down.DERIVATIVES: buck·et·ful n. .

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