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English

Pronunciation
RP: AHD|bäs'kĭt, IPA|/�b��skɪt/, SAMPA|/"bA:skIt/
AHD|bäs'k�t, IPA|/�b��sk�t/, SAMPA|/"bA:sk@t/
audio|en-us-basket.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

#: He nailed two peach baskets on opposite ends of the gymnasium.

1. (also shopping basket) A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
2. In an (online shop), a notional place to store items before ordering them.
3. bb A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.

#:The point guard drove toward the basket.

1. bb The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

#:The last-second basket sealed the victory.

1. The game of basketball.

#:Let's play some basket.

Synonyms
(basketball): basketball, hoops
(bulge created by a man's sex organs): bulge, packet

Latin: t-|la|corbis
Norwegian: t-|no|kurv|m
Polish: t+|pl|kosz|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|cesto|m, t+|pt|cesta|f
Russian: ко�зина f, л�ко�ко n (small basket made of tree bark)
Slovene: t+|sl|košara|f
Spanish: t+|es|cesta|f, t-|es|cesto|m
Swedish: t+|sv|korg|c
Telugu: t|te|బ����|scTelu (buTTa)(1), t|te|త���|scTelu (taTTa) (2)
Tok Pisin: basket
Ukrainian: ко�ик (košyk) m
Welsh: basged
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trans-top|wire or plastic container for carrying articles for purchase
See shopping basket
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trans-top|notional place to store items before ordering them online
Chinese traditional/simplified: 購�� 购�篮 (gòu wù lán)
Danish: indkøbskurv
Dutch: mandje n
Finnish: ostoskori
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Polish: t+|pl|kosz|m
Slovene: košarica f
Swedish: kundvagn c
Telugu: t|te|వ�ర�బ����|sc=Telu (vairubuTTa)
Ukrainian: ко�ик (košyk) m
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trans-top|basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended
Arabic: ARchar|س�ة f
Bulgarian: ко� (koš) m
Chinese traditional/simplified: �� 篮� (lán zi)
Danish: t-|da|kurv, t-|da|ring
Dutch: t-|nl|korf|m, t+|nl|ring|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kori
Greek: μ�α�κέ�αf (mbasketa), καλάθι n (kalathi)
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Japanese: ������� (g�ru no netto),����� (basuketto)
Norwegian: t-|no|kurv|m
Polish: t+|pl|kosz|m
Slovene: t+|sl|koš|m
Swedish: t+|sv|korg|c
Ukrainian: ко�ик (košyk) m
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trans-top|basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (dé f�n)
Danish: t+|da|scoring
Dutch: gescoorde korf
Hebrew: ס� (sal)
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Japanese: ����� (g�rutokuten)
Polish: t+|pl|kosz|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|cesta|f
Slovene: t+|sl|koš|m
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trans-top|basketball
See basketball
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trans-top|slang: bulge created by a man's sex organs, as viewable through clothing
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trans-top|euphemistic: bastard (used as an insult)
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Danish: t-|da|fyr
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Translations to be checked
checktrans Translations of the "shopping basket" sense should be moved to shopping basket.
ttbc|Basque: saski, otzara, otarre
ttbc|Breton: paner f -où, kest f -où
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 篮, �; 籠; �, �
ttbc|Frisian: koer, boadskipkoer (specifically for shopping)
ttbc|Indonesian: keranjang
ttbc|Interlingua: corbe, paniero
ttbc|Romanian: co� n, paner n
ttbc|Slovak: košík m, kôš m
ttbc|Turkish: sepet

Derived terms
top3
basketball
basket case
basket chair
basket forceps
basketful
basket hilt
Basket Maker
mid3
basket of currencies
basket-of-gold
basketry
basket star
basket trade
basket weave
breadbasket
mid3
chip basket
handbasket
market basket
Moses basket
pollen basket
wastepaper basket
wastebasket
bottom3

See also
rfc-level|See also at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Derived terms)
trug

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Noun
basket m (plural: baskets)

1. informal|lang=fr basketball
2. (in plural baskets) sneakers, trainers (UK)

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-un|gender=Common|basket|basketen|baskets|basketens
basket c (uncountable)

1. basketball

Synonyms
korgboll

Category:Containers

ar:basket
de:basket
el:basket
fr:basket
hy:basket
io:basket
it:basket
kk:basket
ku:basket
hu:basket
nl:basket
ja:basket
pl:basket
pt:basket
ru:basket
simple:basket
fi:basket
sv:basket
ta:basket
vi:basket
tr:basket
uk:basket
zh:basket

• 2007-12-29 19:46 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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