noun
- a container made of woven strips of wood, plastic, or other flexible material
- the amount that a basket can hold
- a goal scored in basketball by throwing the ball through the hoop
Usage: sports
verb
- to put something into a basket
- to score a basket in basketball
Usage: sports
Examples
- She carried the laundry in a wicker basket.
- We picked a basket of apples from the orchard.
- He scored three baskets in the first quarter.
- The basketball went through the basket cleanly.
- The workers basket the fruit as they harvest it.
- She basketed the winning shot with two seconds left.
- Mom used a basket to collect eggs from the chickens.
- The gift basket contained chocolates and cookies.