bas·ket 
/ˈbæskɪt, Brit ˈbɑ:skɪt/ noun
plural bas·kets /ˈbæskɪt, Brit ˈbɑ:skɪt/ noun [count] 1 a : a container usually made by weaving together long thin pieces of material
▪ wicker/straw/wire baskets ▪ a fruit basket = a basket filled with fruit ▪ a laundry basket [=a basket that holds dirty clothes] ▪ They brought their lunch in a picnic basket. — see also breadbasket, handbasket, wastebasket
b : the amount contained in a basket
▪ a basket [=basketful] of eggs 2 basketball a : a net hanging from a thin metal ring that the ball must go through in order to score points
▪ His shot missed the basket completely.
b : a successful shot
▪ She made/scored a basket. [=she scored points by making a shot that went through the basket]
▪ wicker/straw/wire baskets ▪ a fruit basket = a basket filled with fruit ▪ a laundry basket [=a basket that holds dirty clothes] ▪ They brought their lunch in a picnic basket. — see also breadbasket, handbasket, wastebasket
b : the amount contained in a basket
▪ a basket [=basketful] of eggs
▪ His shot missed the basket completely.
b : a successful shot
▪ She made/scored a basket. [=she scored points by making a shot that went through the basket]
put all your eggs in one basket — see 1egg
— basketful noun, plural basketfuls [count]
▪ a basketful of eggs
▪ a basketful of eggs
