noun ⇨ See also ↑ pail
ADJECTIVE
▪ empty , full
▪ galvanized , metal , plastic
▪ leaky
▪ champagne , ice
▪ paint ( AmE ), water
▪ slop
▪
a slop ~ full of scraps of food
▪ mop
▪ fire
▪
The sand had spilled from the fire ~.
VERB + BUCKET
▪ fill
▪
She filled the ~ with fresh water.
▪ carry
▪ dump , empty , pour , throw
▪
She poured the ~ of dirty water down the drain.
BUCKET + VERB
▪ be full of sth , contain sth , hold sth
▪ overflow
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
big ~s of popcorn and Coke
▪
a ~ of oats for the horses
PHRASES
▪ a ~ and spade ( BrE )
▪
The children ran down to the beach with their ~s and spades.
▪ mop and ~
▪
The cleaner put down his mop and ~ and sat down.