basket
noun (basket, baskets)
Everyday
- A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. tree →
- In basketball, the basket is the net the ball goes through, and a basket is a score. tree →
- A shopping basket is what you put things in at a shop or online. tree →
- A basket can also be a cosy bed for a pet, such as a dog's basket. tree →
In the lessons
a container that makes equal groups: a number of baskets, each holding a number of fruits; «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide; phrases: «a basket of», «picnic basket», «shopping basket», «score a basket»
Examples
- There are 5 baskets with 12 peaches in each. tree →
- She put 48 apples into 6 baskets. tree →
- One basket has 7 red apples and 3 green apples. tree →
- How many baskets does he need for 30 eggs? tree →
- We packed sandwiches in the picnic basket. tree →
- Put the milk in the shopping basket. tree →
- She scored a basket in the last second. tree →
- The cat sleeps in a basket. tree →
- He was already in his basket. tree →
Note
A container: «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide. Trap: the number of baskets is not the number of fruits. «Don't put all your eggs in one basket» means don't risk everything on one thing.
In Jewish tradition
A woven container for bread, firstfruits and food. In Joseph's story the baskets are in the dreams of the chief baker.
Interpretation. The firstfruits are brought to the Temple in a basket in a ceremony. Joseph reads the three baskets as three days, which shows his gift of interpreting dreams.
Examples
- Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days; (Torah GEN.40.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and behold a basket of summer fruit. (Prophets AMO.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket. (Writings PSA.81.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. (Prophets JER.24.2, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A container: «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide. Trap: the number of baskets is not the number of fruits. «Don't put all your eggs in one basket» means don't risk everything on one thing.
Early Modern English
Meaning
A container made of woven strips. tree →
Then and now
In the sentences it also means a cradle for a baby, or a store of food. Today we mostly use it for a woven container.
Examples
- Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- He was already in his basket. (Peter Pan) tree →
- Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: basket; cradle.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «basket» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «basket» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «basket» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «basket» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «basket» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «basket» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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