|  basket 
  
 
 1. a container that is usually woven and has handles (Freq. 6)
 • Syn:
 handbasket
 • Hypernyms:
 container
 • Hyponyms:
 breadbasket, bushel basket, creel, frail, hamper,
 punnet, shopping basket, skep, wicker basket
 2. the quantity contained in a basket (Freq. 2)
 • Syn:
 basketful
 • Hypernyms:
 containerful
 3. horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
 • Syn:
 basketball hoop, hoop
 • Derivationally related forms:
 basketeer
 • Hypernyms:
 goal, basketball equipment
 4. a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
 • Syn:
 field goal
 • Derivationally related forms:
 basketeer
 • Hypernyms:
 score
 
 
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