baskets Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: B AE1 S K AH0 T S
What Does Baskets Mean?
Baskets is used as a noun meaning plural of basket. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of basket. As a verb, it means To place in a basket or baskets.
Baskets Definition (Noun)
- plural of basket
Baskets as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of basket
Noun
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them.
- A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
The point guard drove toward the basket.
- The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
The last-second basket sealed the victory.
- The game of basketball.
Let's play some basket.
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the mens' shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- The bulge of the male genitals seen through clothing.
- In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
- A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
- (ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- Bastard.
Wait till I catch you, you little basket!
Verb
- To place in a basket or baskets.
- To cross-collateralize the royalty advances for multiple works so that the creator is not paid until all of those works have achieved a certain level of success.
Synonyms of Baskets
Baskets synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Baskets
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Baskets in a Sentence
A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
The point guard drove toward the basket.
The last-second basket sealed the victory.
Let's play some basket.
Wait till I catch you, you little basket!
Word Forms & Grammar
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