🪣bucket

Meaning

a round open container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other things

a roughly cylindrical open container with a handle, used to hold and carry liquids

Example Sentences

He filled the bucket with water and carried it to the garden.

The farmer filled the bucket with fresh water from the well.

Example Expressions

kick the bucket

Synonyms

pail, container, tub, vessel, receptacle

Entry 1

pail, container, tub, vessel, receptacle

Entry 2

pail, container, vessel

Antonyms

emptiness, void, drought, cup, small container

Entry 1

emptiness, void, drought

Entry 2

cup, small container

Collocations

bucket of water, plastic bucket, mop bucket, carry a bucket, empty the bucket, water bucket, metal bucket, fill bucket

Entry 1

bucket of water, plastic bucket, mop bucket, carry a bucket, empty the bucket

Entry 2

water bucket, metal bucket, fill bucket

More Example Sentences

Think of it this way - the more water you pour, the faster the bucket fills up.