Definition of "bucket"
- noun
A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
The amount held in this container.
Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket.
An old car that is not in good working order.
The basket.
A field goal.
A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
- verb
To place inside a bucket.
(informal) To rain heavily.
(informal) To travel very quickly.
To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.
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