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A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.

I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.
Origin: From , boket, partly from , equivalent to ; and partly from , buquet (compare , ), diminutive of , from (compare and , , hole, gap), from . Both the Old English and Frankish terms derive from . More at bouk. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “My latest journey in a nutshell. Screw it, to hell with it, I went through hell with accelerants And blew up my-my-myself again Volkswagen, tailspin, bucket matches my pale skin Mayo and went from Hellmann's and being rail thin 1/2 youtu.be/8CdcCD5V-d8?...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Also for the dumbell you can try the bucket thing with those And water. Tho if you are going to do deadlift, putting both in the bucket should be enough, starting up with an untrained back, 5kg should be enough.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “insane fucking realizations i was not conscious of the fact these two characters are in the same bucket in my mind but like it genuinely is the case lol”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Bucket List (2007) 1hr 37m [12] [Streaming Again] Two terminally ill men escape their cancer ward, determined to seize life's remaining moments and live it to the fullest before they kick the bucket. #NowStreaming #Netflix #NetflixUK”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yep, it's all the press! The fact that Labour have been fronting a ton of cruel and hateful policies that have gone down like a bucket of cold sick obviously played zero role in their losses.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

The amount held in this container.

The crab was cool and very light. But the water was thick with sand, and so, scrambling down, Jacob was about to jump, holding his bucket in front of him, when he saw, stretched entirely rigid, side by side, their faces very red, an enor…
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  • “My brother and I added ask it caskets cousin, fuck it bucket to the ensemble. Gosh, we were little scamps 😂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “His battle station was several floors under the Number 1 turret, where he was part of the bucket brigade passing shells into the gun from the forward magazine. We also toured the engine room, and he described it as being every bit as loud as you imagined it was.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND LAW BUCKET HATS! footballbobbles.com/product/scto... 🔄 Reversible 3️⃣ Sizes 💧🛑 Water resistant (for all the celebrating!) @TASA1999 @BeerhuntersTA @wanderer1982”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's that modern phenomenon of bucket lists. Folks think they haven't lived until they've done certain key things. That, or they're just a bit bonkers.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “25k is a drop in the bucket. Try tuition forgiveness”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(informal, chiefly, in the plural) A large amount of liquid.

The horse drank a whole bucket of water.
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  • “YO MAMA SO UGLY, WHEN SHE WENT TO SWEDEN, SHE THOUGHT A COOKIE WAS A BUCKET #yomama”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My wishlist is looking pretty great. Cubes spawning in peaceful✅ TNT cubes✅ Cubes in bucket✅ Sulfur stalactites✅ Sulfur springs✅ More vibrant sulfur&cinnabar✅ Gunpowder recipe❌ Tuff&granite gradient❌😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Not new to Fin/Fem dom nsfw just a new pinned post! Get to know Frankie - 5’2 - 26 years old - Loves Crafting -I’ve tried * Shibari * Impact Play * Wax play * Pegging * Edging - Bucket List Ideas * Sounding * Chasity * CBT * Needle Play”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hard to beat the bucket helmet ngl. Esthetically I mean.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Just walked outside to find the 4yo naked, covered in clay, and filling a bucket with water. He shouted in thrilled tones "I'M DOING SCIENCE!"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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