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basket

/ˈbæskɪt/ noun A2
  1. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. (countable, uncountable) · A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
  2. A bed for a cat. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop. (countable, uncountable)
  4. In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A set or collection of intangible things. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  6. A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball. (countable, uncountable) · The point guard drove toward the basket.
  7. The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points. (countable, uncountable) · The last-second basket sealed the victory.
  8. The game of basketball. (uncountable) · Let's play some basket.

Plural baskets

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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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