BASKET
Dictionary entry overview: What does basket mean?
• BASKET (noun)
The noun BASKET has 4 senses:
1. a container that is usually woven and has handles
2. the quantity contained in a basket
3. horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
4. a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
Familiarity information: BASKET used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BASKET (noun)
Meaning:
A container that is usually woven and has handles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
basket; handbasket
Hypernyms ("basket" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basket"):
breadbasket (a basket for serving bread)
bushel basket (a basket large enough to hold a bushel)
creel (a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish)
frail (a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs))
hamper (a basket usually with a cover)
punnet (a small light basket used as a measure for fruits)
shopping basket (a handbasket to carry goods while shopping)
skep (a large round wicker basket (used on farms))
wicker basket (a basket made of wickerwork)
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a basket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
basketful; basket
Hypernyms ("basket" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Meaning:
Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
basketball hoop; basket; hoop
Hypernyms ("basket" is a kind of...):
basketball equipment (sports equipment used in playing basketball)
goal (game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)
Meaning:
A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
field goal; basket
Hypernyms ("basket" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
