A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made from thin strips of materials such as straw, plastic, or wire woven together.
...big wicker picnic baskets filled with sandwiches.
...a laundry basket.
Synonyms: wickerwork box, box, pannier, punnet More Synonyms of basket
A basketof things is a number of things contained in a basket.
...a small basket of fruit and snacks. [+ of]
2. countable noun [usually singular]
In economics, a basketof currencies or goods is the average or total value of a number of different currencies or goods.
[business]
The pound's value against a basket of currencies hit a new low of 76.9. [+ of]
...an inflation measure that gauges the price of a fixed basket of goods and services.
3. countable noun
In basketball, the basket is a net hanging from a ring through which players try to throw the ball in order to score points. A basket is also the point scored when the ball is thrown through the ring.
4. See also bread basket, hanging basket, wastepaper basket
5. to put all your eggs in one basket
basket in British English
(ˈbɑːskɪt)
noun
1.
a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles
2. Also called: basketful
the amount a basket will hold
3.
something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon
4. basketball
a.
an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points
b.
a point or points scored in this way
5.
a group or collection of similar or related things
a basket of currencies
6. informal a euphemism for bastard (sense 1), bastard (sense 2)
7.
the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website
add these items to your basket
Word origin
C13: probably from Old Northern French baskot (unattested), from Latin bascauda basketwork holder, of Celtic origin
basket in American English
(ˈbæskɪt; ˈbɑskɪt)
noun
1.
a container made of interwoven cane, rushes, strips of wood, etc. and often having a handle or handles
2.
the amount that a basket will hold
3.
anything like a basket in shape or use
4.
the structure hung from a balloon to carry personnel and equipment
5. US, Basketball
a.
the goal, a round, open net hanging from a metal ring attached to a raised backboard
b.
field goal
6. Finance
a.
a selected group of goods, currencies, etc. whose value is used as an index or standard
see also marketbasket
b.
a large group of stocks in the same proportions as those of a stock index: used in program trading
Word origin
ME < ?
More idioms containing
basket
put all your eggs in one basket
a basket case
Examples of 'basket' in a sentence
basket
It has the perfect habit to grow in hanging baskets and containers.
The Sun (2016)
Others would take away baskets of soft fruits and return with pots of jam.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Perfect for hanging baskets and containers, this is a superstar plant you must grow.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mixed with other summer bedding plants in containers and hanging baskets, it is the perfect filler.
The Sun (2009)
So what's in those big wicker baskets by the window?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Its spectacular hanging baskets must be the biggest in the North.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This means that they will be ready to pot indoors for a few weeks before being moved outside or planted straight into containers and hanging baskets.
The Sun (2014)
They're buying full baskets, not just promotions.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
basket
parts of an aircraft, parts of an aircraft
In other languages
basket
British English: basket /ˈbɑːskɪt/ NOUN
A basket is a container made of thin strips of cane, metal or plastic woven together.
He put the toothpaste in his basket.
American English: basket
Arabic: سَلّة
Brazilian Portuguese: cesto
Chinese: 篮子
Croatian: košara
Czech: koš
Danish: kurv
Dutch: mand
European Spanish: cesto
Finnish: kori
French: panier
German: Korb
Greek: καλάθι
Italian: cesto
Japanese: かご
Korean: 바구니
Norwegian: kurv
Polish: kosz
European Portuguese: cesto
Romanian: coș
Russian: корзина
Latin American Spanish: canasto
Swedish: korg
Thai: ตระกร้า
Turkish: sepet
Ukrainian: кошик
Vietnamese: rổ
All related terms of 'basket'
basket case
If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case , they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.
basket fern
a small, compact fern , Nephrolepis pectinata , of tropical America, often grown in hanging baskets
basket hilt
a hilt fitted to a broadsword , with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
basket-star
any of several echinoderms of the genus Gorgonocephalus , in which long slender arms radiate from a central disc: order Ophiuroidea ( brittle-stars )
cat basket
a basket used for transporting a cat
chip basket
a wire basket for holding potato chips , etc, while frying in deep fat
dog basket
a basket for a dog to sleep in
work basket
a basket for holding sewing equipment
basket chair
a chair made of wickerwork ; a wicker chair
basket clause
an all-inclusive or comprehensive clause in a contract
Basket Maker
a member of an early Native American people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making
basket weave
a weave of fabrics resembling the weave used in basket making
bread basket
If an area or region is described as the bread basket of a country, it provides a lot of the food for that country because crops grow very easily there. It therefore produces wealth for the country.
fruit basket
a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
linen basket
a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
litter basket
a receptacle for the disposal of waste paper and other litter
Moses basket
a portable cradle for a baby, often made of straw or wicker
picnic basket
a basket with a lid , used for carrying food and crockery for a picnic
pollen basket
the part of the hind leg of a bee that is specialized for carrying pollen , typically consisting of a trough bordered by long hairs
sewing basket
a basket used to store materials for making or mending clothes or other things, such as a needle and thread
clothes basket
a basket for storing and transporting clothes that need washing , or have been washed
hanging basket
A hanging basket is a basket with small ropes or chains attached so that it can be hung from a hook . Hanging baskets are usually used for displaying plants or storing fruit and vegetables .
laundry basket
a basket for holding and carrying laundry before and after it is washed
luncheon basket
a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
shopping basket
a metal or plastic container with one or two handles , used to carry shopping in a shop
a basket case
a country or organization whose economy or finances are in a very bad state
basket-of-gold
a yellow-flowered perennial plant ( Alyssum saxatile , now more properly Aurinia saxatilis ) of the crucifer family, often used in rock gardens
wastepaper basket
A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish , especially paper , which is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk .
Venus's flower basket
any of several deep-sea sponges of the genus Euplectella, esp E. aspergillum , having a skeleton composed of interwoven glassy six-rayed spicules
marketbasket
a selected list of goods and services, usually food and household items regarded as typifying consumer spending over a given time, used to measure the cost of living
wastebasket
A wastebasket is the same as a → wastepaper basket .
put all one's eggs in one basket
to stake everything on a single venture
put all your eggs in one basket
to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails
to put all your eggs in one basket
If someone puts all their eggs in one basket , they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails , they have no alternatives left.
Chinese translation of 'basket'
basket
(ˈbɑːskɪt)
n(c)
(= container) 筐 (kuāng) (个(個), gè)
(in basketball) 球篮(籃) (qiúlán)
(noun)
Definition
a container made of interwoven strips of wood or cane