bas·ket
Pronounced:
/ˈbæskɪt, Brit ˈbɑ:skɪt/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural bas·ketsMeaning:
[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]
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]
put all your eggs in one basket —see 1egg
—basketful noun plural basketfuls [count] ▪ a basketful of eggs
