buckets
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Noun
buckets noun
- A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.“I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.”
- The amount held in this container.“The horse drank a whole bucket of water.”
- A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
- Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
Verb
buckets verb
- To place inside a bucket.
- To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.“to bucket water”
- To rain heavily.“It’s really bucketing down out there.”
- To travel very quickly.“The boat is bucketing along.”
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