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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːskɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbæskɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bas′kit, bä′skit)

bas•ket /ˈbæskɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a container made of flexible, woven material.
anything like a basket in shape or use: a wastepaper basket.
Sport
- an open net hanging from a metal hoop in basketball.

bas•ket (bas′kit, bä′skit),USA pronunciation n.

a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.
the amount contained in a basket;
a basketful:to pick a basket of apples.
anything like a basket in shape or use:He never empties my wastepaper basket.
any group of things or different things grouped as a unit;
a package;
package deal:You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket--all companies, stocks and bonds.
the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.
Sport[Basketball.]
- an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points.
- Sporta score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw.
SportAlso called snow ring. [Skiing.]a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.
Slang Terms(vulgar). the male genitals, esp. when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.

British Celtic
Latin bascauda basin, perh.
early Romance *baskauta (
Middle English basket(te) 1250–1300

bas′ket•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

basket /ˈbɑːskɪt/ n

a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles
Also called: basketful the amount a basket will hold
something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon
- an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points
- a point or points scored in this way
a group or collection of similar or related things: a basket of currencies
informal
the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website: add these items to your basket

Etymology: 13th Century: probably from Old Northern French baskot (unattested), from Latin bascauda basketwork holder, of Celtic origin

'basket' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

backboard - balloon - basket case - basket chair - bin - breadbasket - canasta - canaster - canister - carboy - chest - cist - coffer - coffin - confiscate - coop - corf - corvette - cradle - creel - cresset - crib - dilly bag - egg - fan - frail - full-court press - gabion - goal - hamper - hanaper - harp - hoop - hurdle - junket - kit - lobster pot - lug - monk's cloth - pannier - pedlar - pelota - phormium - punnet - round file - scuttle - sewing - shopping basket - shopping cart - alley-oop

In Lists: Things with handles, Shops and stores, Things found at home, more...

Synonyms: bushel, crate, hamper, pannier, creel, more...

Collocations: Put the [food, can, veggies] in your (shopping) basket., review your (shopping) basket before [purchase, checkout], [a gift, an Easter, a fruit] basket from, more...

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