noun
plural -ets
[count] an open container with a handle that is used especially to hold and carry water and other liquids
the amount contained in a bucket
[count] :a large container that is part of a machine (such as a tractor) and that is used for digging or carrying dirt, rocks, and other material
buckets [plural] informal :a large amount especially of a liquid
[count] basketball :a successful shot :basket
a drop in the bucket
kick the bucket
verb
-ets; -eted; -eting
bucket down
[phrasal verb] Brit informal :to rain very heavily