basket
bas|ket /b'ɑːskɪt, b'æs-/ (baskets)
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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.
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A basket of things is a number of things contained in a basket.
...a small basket of fruit and snacks.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, N of n
In economics, a basket of 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.
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In basketball, the basket is a net hanging from a ring through which players try to throw the ball in order to score points.
4
to put all your eggs in one basket: see egg
see also bread basket, hanging basket, bas|ket case (basket cases)
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If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. (INFORMAL)
The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
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If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane. (INFORMAL)
You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
= nutcasebread bas|ket (bread baskets)
also breadbasket
[N-COUNT] usu with poss
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.
The north-west became the country's bread-basket.hang|ing bas|ket (hanging baskets)
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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.waste|paper bas|ket (wastepaper baskets)
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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.
1 [N-COUNT]
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.
[N-COUNT] N of n
A basket of things is a number of things contained in a basket.
...a small basket of fruit and snacks.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, N of n
In economics, a basket of 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.
3 [N-COUNT]
In basketball, the basket is a net hanging from a ring through which players try to throw the ball in order to score points.
4
to put all your eggs in one basket: see egg
see also bread basket, hanging basket, bas|ket case (basket cases)
1 [N-COUNT]
If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. (INFORMAL)
The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
2 [N-COUNT]
If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane. (INFORMAL)
You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
= nutcasebread bas|ket (bread baskets)
also breadbasket
[N-COUNT] usu with poss
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.
The north-west became the country's bread-basket.hang|ing bas|ket (hanging baskets)
[N-COUNT]
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.waste|paper bas|ket (wastepaper baskets)
[N-COUNT]
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.