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bas·ket Listen to audio/ˈbæskɪt, Brit ˈbɑ:skɪt/ noun
plural bas·kets
[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]
put all your eggs in one basketsee 1egg
— basketful noun, plural basketfuls [count]
a basketful of eggs
basket

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