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1
a
light
container
,
often
with a
handle
, that is made of
thin
strips
of
wood
,
metal
, or
plastic
twisted
together, used for
carrying
or
storing
things:
Examples:
a
shopping
/
picnic
basket
a
wicker
basket
a
laundry
/
clothes
basket
2
the
contents
of a
basket
:
Examples:
We
picked
lots
of
strawberries
, but we'd
eaten
half
the
basket
by the time we got home.
3
a place on a
website
where you
collect
things you
plan
to
buy
from the
website
:
Examples:
There are four
items
in your
basket
.
4
In the
game
of
basketball
, a
basket
is an open
net
hanging
from a
metal
ring
through which the
players
try to
throw
the
ball
to
score
points
for their
team
, or the
successful
throwing
of the
ball
through the
ring
.
5
a
group
of
related
things:
Examples:
the
value
of the
pound
against a
basket
of world currencies
6
a
container
like a
rounded
box
,
often
with a
handle
, which is used for
carrying
or
storing
things and made of woven
strips
of
dried
grass
or other
material
, or the
amount
such a
container
holds
:
Examples:
a
wicker
basket
a wastepaper
basket
a
basket
of
flowers
7
(in the
game
of
basketball
) an open
net
hanging
from a
metal
ring
which
players
must
throw
the
ball
through to
score
, or a
successful
throw
through the
ring
:
Examples:
She made three baskets in a
row
.
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