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bucketnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈbʌk.ɪt/ us ​ /ˈbʌk.ɪt/

B1 a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids:

Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.
UK I took my two-year-old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.
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in buckets
cry buckets
sweat buckets

(Definition of “bucket” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bucketnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈbʌk·ɪt/

› a container with an open top and a handle, or the amount such a container will hold:

a bucket of water

(Definition of “bucket” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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