bucket

buck|et¹ S2 [ˈbʌkıt] n

[Date: 1200-1300; : Anglo-French; Origin: buket, from Old English buc 'container for pouring liquid, belly']

1.) an open container with a handle, used for carrying and holding things, especially liquids

= ↑pail

2.) also bucketful

the quantity of liquid that a bucket can hold

bucket of

▪ a bucket of water

3.) a part of a machine shaped like a large bucket and used for moving earth, water etc

4.) informal a large amount of something

▪ They were drinking beer by the bucket.

bucket of

▪ They made buckets of cash on the deal.

5.) weep buckets informal

to cry a lot

6.) in buckets informal

if rain comes down in buckets, it is raining very hard

→kick the bucket at ↑kick¹ (20), a drop in the bucket at ↑drop² (8)

bucket ²

bucket² v

bucket down phr v

to rain very hard

= ↑pour

▪ It's been bucketing down all day.