BASKET

Basket

A basket is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibres, which can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by hand. Some baskets are fitted with a lid, others are left open.

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basket

Noun

  1. A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
  2. A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
  3. In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them.
  4. A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
  5. The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
  6. The game of basketball.
  7. 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.
  8. Genitals.
  9. In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
  10. A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
    1. A singlestick with a basket hilt.
      1. Where the pilot and passengers are.
  11. The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.

Verb

  1. To place in a basket or in baskets.


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