bucket | Definition of bucket

bucket

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bucket

1 to lift out with something that holds liquid

bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

Synonyms of bucket

dip, lade, ladle, scoop, spoon

Words Related to bucket

deplete, drain, eliminate, empty, exhaust

bleed, draw (off)

decant, draw, pump, siphon (also syphon), suction

Near Antonyms of bucket

2 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

Synonyms of bucket

agitate, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to bucket

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave

beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb