1. n. the goal (hoop and net) in basketball. (Sports.) Freddy arced one at the bucket and missed.
2. n. a hoop or basket in basketball. (Sports.) Four buckets in two minutes. Is that a record, or what?
3. n. the buttocks. (see also
can.)
Sam’s getting a real fat bucket, isn’t he? 4. n. an old car. (From bucket of bolts.) How much did you pay for that old bucket?