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/kɪk ðə bˈəkət/ Listen

noun

Bucket n.

A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. "The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well."

A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.

(Mach.) 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.

The valved piston of a lifting pump.

(Mach.) One of vanes on the rotor of a turbine.

(Mach.) A bucketfull.

Fire bucket, a bucket for carrying water to put out fires.

To kick the bucket, to die. (Low)

verb

Kick v. t. (past & past part. kicked; pres. part. kicking)

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. "He (Frederick the Great) kicked the shins of his judges."

To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.

(Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.

To discontinue; usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.

To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight.

To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die. (Colloq. & Low)

To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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