| Bucket 1. (n.) A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. 2. (n.) A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc. 3. (n.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel. 4. (n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump. Thesaurus Entries argosy, bail, bark, barrel, be caught short, be short, belong, boat, bottom, bucketshop, calaboose, can, clink, cooler, craft, cup, decant, deposit margin, dip, dish, dish out, dish up, fly, fork, go long, hasten, highball, hold on, hooker, hoosegow, hulk, hull, hustle, jug, keel, ladle, leviathan, lockup, make a killing, make a scoop, margin up, miss the market, operate, overstay the market, packet, pail, play the market, plunge, pokey, pour, prison, pyramid, run, rush, scalp, scoop, scoop the market, scuttle, ship, shovel, spade, speculate, speed, spoon, stag, stag the market, take a flier, trade on margin, tub, venture, vessel, watercraft, whiz |