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basket [ˈbɑ:skɪt, Am ˈbæskət] N

1. basket (container):

basket
корзи́на f

2. basket sports:

basket
корзи́на f

chip basket N Brit

laundry basket N

linen basket N

sewing basket N

shopping basket N

wastepaper basket, wastepaper bin N

wastepaper basket → wastebasket, → waste bin

See also wastebasket

wastebasket [ˈweɪstbɑ:skɪt, Am -bæskət] N Am, waste bin N Brit, Aus

wicker basket N

Usage examples with basket

to be a basket case pej
быть по́лной разва́линой (о челове́ке)
to put all one's eggs in one basket
рискова́ть всем сра́зу

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She would pluck a fruit, first taste it, and if it was sweet she would put it in her basket and discard the bitter ones.
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I send this basket, bearing the gift of life, to all corners of the universe.
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They may be woven into a basket which is used as a pot for cooking rice.
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Those fashioned and very frequent outwork baskets came from the whole family.
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For instance, in the early 1900s, craftsmen still maintained reed beds in the river for their materials to make baskets and furniture.
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Instead of using normal jars, he devised big baskets to hold a large amount of water.
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She brought him forth in secret and placed him in a basket of reeds on the river.
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The soft rice baskets, called bayong-bayong, are made with different unusual shapes.
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He wears a brimmed hat with a plume and carries a basket full of bread in one hand and a pilgrim's staff in the other.
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They were most likely formed from a mold, possibly a basket.
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