bucket
/ˈbʌkɪt/
noun17
verb9
forms
bucketed · bucketing · buckets
Phrases with bucket
- bolt bucketA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
- brain bucketA protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.
- bucket aboutTo be tossed around; to experience turbulence; to shake violently.
- bucket downTo rain heavily.
- bucket listA list of things to accomplish before one's death.
- bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
- bucket of syrupA sticky, difficult situation.
- drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.
- drop in the bucketSomething of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.
- kick the bucketTo die.
- light bucketA reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
- two tears in a bucketUsed to express an acceptance of misfortune.