- a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
- a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.
- the amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples.
- anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket.
- any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal: You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks and bonds.
- the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.
- Basketball.
- an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points.
- a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw.
- a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.
- the male genitals, especially when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.
- a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles
- the amount a basket will hold
- something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon
- basketball
- an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points
- a point or points scored in this way
- a group or collection of similar of related things
- informal a euphemism for bastard (def. 1) offensive, bastard (def. 2)
- the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website
