basketbasket /ˈbæskɪt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1
a container made of thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood woven together, used to carry things or put things in: a shopping basketbasket of a basket of fruit2a net with a hole at the bottom hung from a metal ring, through which the ball is thrown in basketball3a point scored in basketball when the ball passes through the net: Johnson made a basket (=threw the ball into the basket) just as the buzzer sounded to end the game. Vic and Tommy are out shooting baskets (=trying to throw the ball through the basket) in the park. → see also put/have all your eggs in one basket at egg1 (4), wastepaper basket
a container made of thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood woven together, used to carry things or put things in: a shopping basketbasket of a basket of fruit2a net with a hole at the bottom hung from a metal ring, through which the ball is thrown in basketball3a point scored in basketball when the ball passes through the net: Johnson made a basket (=threw the ball into the basket) just as the buzzer sounded to end the game. Vic and Tommy are out shooting baskets (=trying to throw the ball through the basket) in the park. → see also put/have all your eggs in one basket at egg1 (4), wastepaper basket