A Quick and Simple Dictionary

bucket

1. Noun.  A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
2. Noun.  The amount held in this container.
3. Noun.  Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a '''bucket'''.
4. Noun.  (slang) An old car that is not in good working order.
5. Noun.  (basketball, informal) The basket.
6. Noun.  (basketball, informal) A field goal.
7. Noun.  (context, variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
8. Noun.  (computing) A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
9. Verb.  (transitive) To place inside a '''bucket.'''.
10. Verb.  (intransitive) (informal) To rain heavily.
11. Verb.  (intransitive) (informal) To travel very quickly.