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Definition of basket : 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven.
2. The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
3. The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
4. The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach.
5. To put into a basket.

Synonyms:

basketful, wicket, measure, handbasket, load, hoop, basketball hoop, cradle, field goal, ring, net

clothes basket, bushel, clothes hamper, hamper, washbasket, bassinet

suitcase, crate, bottle, purse, locker, pocket, flask, bowl, cabinet, tray, jar, shelf, cup, box, stomach, vault, bucket, trunk, wallet, repository, cupboard, receptacle, bladder, tank, case, can, closet, storage, holder, bin, jug, reservoir, sack, pouch, pot, decanter, drum, drawer, bag, container, barrel, cask, ladle, vat, belly, chest

Usage examples:

• What harm does the basket do you?" - "Monsieur Cherami", Charles Paul de Kock.
• I've written them down on a paper so you'll not forget, and as there are a number of them you had better take a basket, Bunny. - "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store", Laura Lee Hope.
• But he had never touched anything that he carried in his basket and he did not do it now. - "Bobby of Cloverfield Farm", Helen Fuller Orton.