1buck·et 
/ˈbʌkət/ noun
plural buck·ets /ˈbʌkət/ noun 1 [count] a : an open container with a handle that is used especially to hold and carry water and other liquids
▪ a bucket and mop
b : the amount contained in a bucket
▪ a bucket [=bucketful] of water ▪ We used two buckets of paint to paint the living room. 2 [count] : a large container that is part of a machine (such as a tractor) and that is used for digging or carrying dirt, rocks, and other material 3 buckets [plural] informal : a large amount especially of a liquid
▪ The players were sweating buckets. [=were sweating very much] ▪ crying buckets of tears ▪ It's raining buckets. = The rain is coming down in buckets. [=it's raining very hard] 4 [count] basketball : a successful shot : basket
▪ She scored/sank five buckets in the last five minutes of the game.
▪ a bucket and mop
b : the amount contained in a bucket
▪ a bucket [=bucketful] of water ▪ We used two buckets of paint to paint the living room.
▪ The players were sweating buckets. [=were sweating very much] ▪ crying buckets of tears ▪ It's raining buckets. = The rain is coming down in buckets. [=it's raining very hard]
▪ She scored/sank five buckets in the last five minutes of the game.
a drop in the bucket — see 1drop
kick the bucket — see 1kick
— buck·et·ful /ˈbʌkətˌfʊl/ noun, plural buck·et·fuls /ˈbʌkətˌfʊlz/ also buck·ets·ful /ˈbʌkətsˌfʊl/ [count]
▪ a bucketful [=bucket] of nails ▪ She has bucketfuls [=buckets] of money.
/ˈbʌkətˌfʊl/ noun, plural buck·et·fuls /ˈbʌkətˌfʊlz/ also buck·ets·ful /ˈbʌkətsˌfʊl/ [count] ▪ a bucketful [=bucket] of nails ▪ She has bucketfuls [=buckets] of money.
