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basket

/ˈbæskɪt/ verb C2
  1. To place in a basket or baskets. (transitive)
  2. To cross-collateralize the royalty advances for multiple works so that the creator is not paid until all of those works have achieved a certain level of success. (transitive)

He/she/it baskets · Past basketed · Past participle basketed · -ing form basketing

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Verb forms

Base form
basket
He/she/it
baskets
Past
basketed
Past participle
basketed
-ing form
basketing

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“But--but,” faltered Anne, “Diana says that everybody must take a basket of things to eat.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1
I can’t cook, as you know, Marilla, and--and--I don’t mind going to a picnic without puffed sleeves so much, but I’d feel terribly humiliated if I had to go without a basket.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1
I’ll bake you a basket.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1
I’ll fill a basket for you.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 103 · C1

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