1a container for holding or carrying things. Baskets are made of thin strips of material that bends and twists easily, for example plastic, wire or wickera shopping basketa picnic basketa clothes/laundry basket(= in which dirty clothes are put before being washed)a wicker/wire basketa cat/dog basket(= in which a cat or dog sleeps or is carried around) see also waste-paper basket2the amount contained in a basketa basket of fruit3the net and the metal ring it hangs from, high up at each end of a basketballcourt; a point that is scored by throwing the ball through this netto make/shoot a basket4(economics) a number of different goods or currenciesthe value of the rupee against a basket of currencies
ˈbɑːskɪt
ˈbæskɪt
