basket
/ˈbæskɪt/ noun A2- A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. · A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
- A bed for a cat.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- A set or collection of intangible things.
- A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball. · The point guard drove toward the basket.
- The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points. · The last-second basket sealed the victory.
- The game of basketball. · Let's play some basket.
Plural baskets
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She took a little basket and filled it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth over the top.
Finally she picked up her basket.
Do let me carry that basket for you.
At noon they sat down by the roadside, near a little brook, and Dorothy opened her basket and got out some bread.
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