baskets

Noun

basket (countable and uncountable, plural baskets)

1. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
   • A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
   1. (broadly) A bed for a cat.
2. A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.

   Synonyms:

   cart, shopping basket, shopping cart

3. (Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.

   Synonyms:

   cart, shopping basket, shopping cart

4. (figuratively) A set or collection of intangible things.
   • The basket of issues that developing countries had vigorously wanted addressed such as agriculture, SANDD and implementation-related issues were given scant attention by developed countries for most part of the conference.2004, Gichinga Ndirangu, Heinrich Böll Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya), An African civil society action toward WTO 2003 (page 16)
5. A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
   • The point guard drove toward the basket.

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