BASKET CASE

Meaning of BASKET CASE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1919

1 : a person who has all four limbs amputated

2 : a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out (as from nervous tension) also : one that is not functioning well or is in a run-down condition <an economic basket case >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BASKET CASE — noun Date: 1919 a person who has all four limbs amputated, a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASKET CASE — I. noun : one who has all four limbs amputated rumors have been heard in this country about the large …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKET CASE — Slang. 1. ( offensive ) a person who has had all four limbs amputated. 2. a person who is helpless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKET CASE — (Slang) person who is extremely nervous or anxious and cannot function properly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BASKET CASE — Date: 1919 1. : a person who has all four limbs amputated 2. : a person who is mentally incapacitated …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BASKET CASE — ■ noun informal a person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope. Origin early 20th cent.: orig. US …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BASKET CASE — [basket case] n (1919) 1: a person who has all four limbs amputated 2: one that is completely incapacitated, inoperative, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASKET CASE — noun ( informal ) 1. a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad 2. a person who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET CASE — ˈbasket case BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . informal someone who you think is crazy SYN nut case 2 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASKET CASE — ( basket cases) 1. If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case , they mean that its …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET CASE — (~s) 1. If someone describes a country or organization as a ~, they mean that its economy or finances are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BASKET CASE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Mom was a complete basket case at our wedding. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ By …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASKET CASE — {n.}, {slang}, {also informal} 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result …
Slang English vocab
BASKET CASE — {n.}, {slang}, {also informal} 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result …
Словарь английских идиом
BASKET CASE — (See a basket case)
English Idioms vocab
BASKET CASE — See a basket case
English Idioms vocabulary
BASKET CASE — n. , slang , also informal 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BASKET CASE — 1) ненормальный, псих Syn : madman, loony 2) сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность (эвфмеизм) инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASKET CASE — 1. эвф. инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый 2. сл. ненормальный, псих 3. сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность an economic …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BASKET CASE — 1) ненормальный, псих Syn:madman, loony 2) сленг немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BASKET CASE — 1. эвф. инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый 2. сл. ненормальный, псих 3. сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность an economic …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BASKET CASE — 1. эвф. инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый 2. сл. ненормальный, псих 3. сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность an economic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BASKET CASE — ненормальный человек
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BASKET CASE — ненормальный человек
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BASKET CASE — 1) ненормальный, псих Syn: madman , loony 2) сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BASKET CASE — 1) ненормальный, псих Syn: madman, loony 2) сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BASKET CASE — _n. 1> ненормальный, псих 2> _жарг. немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BASKET CASE — n. 1. ненормальный, псих 2. жарг. немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BASKET CASE — ненормальный, псих тот, кто слишком нервничает жарг. немощь; слабость; изношенность
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BASKET CASE — n sl After that incident I was practically a basket case — После всего случившегося я был никакой The waiting was so …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BASKET CASE — n sl After that incident I was practically a basket case — После всего случившегося я был никакой The waiting …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BASKET CASE — basket case n sl After that incident I was practically a basket case После всего случившегося я был никакой The …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BASKET CASE — After that incident I was practically a basket case — После всего случившегося я был никакой The waiting was so …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BASKET CASE — беспомощный человек
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BASKET CASE — беспомощный человек
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BASKET CASE — 1) ненормальный, псих Syn : madman, loony 2) сл. немощь; слабость; изношенность (эвфмеизм) инвалид с ампутированными руками и ногами; тяжелораненый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CASE — I. ˈkās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin casus fall, event, chance, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKET — I. ˈbaskə̇t, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs-, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably from (assumed) Old North French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKET — (n.) The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
Английский словарь Webster
BASKET — ( n. ) The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASE — case 1 — caseless , adj. — caselessly , adv. /kays/ , n. 1. an instance of the occurrence, existence, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKET — — basketlike , adj. /bas"kit, bah"skit/ , n. 1. a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASE — vi to propose hypothetical cases. 2. case ·noun chance; accident; hap; opportunity. 3. case ·vt to strip the skin from; …
Webster English vocab
BASKET — vt to put into a basket. 2. basket ·noun the bell or vase of the corinthian capital. 3. basket ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CASE — [case] n [ME cas, fr. OF, fr. L casus fall, chance, fr. cadere to fall--more at chance] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASKET — basket BrE AmE ˈbɑːsk ɪt § ˈbæsk-, -ət AmE ˈbæsk ət ▷ basket|s s ▶ ˈ basket case BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CASE — / keɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SITUATION 1. [ C ] a particular situation or a situation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET — / ˈbɑːskɪt; NAmE ˈbæs-/ noun 1. a container for holding or carrying things. Baskets are made of thin strips of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CASE — I. case 1 S1 W1 /keɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-5, 7-16: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASKET — bas ‧ ket S3 /ˈbɑːskət, ˈbɑːskɪt $ ˈbæ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CASE — n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CASE — n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BASKET
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CASE — 1. n.1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
Oxford English vocab
BASKET
Oxford English vocab
CASE — I. INSTANCES AND OTHER ABSTRACT MEANINGS /keɪs/ ( cases) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET — ( baskets) 1. A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CASE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a laundry basket ▪ Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. a picnic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASKET — [noun] [C] - a light container, often with a handle, which is made of thin bendable strips of wood or …
Cambridge English vocab
CASE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BASKET
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CASE — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic , textbook , typical ▪ clear , obvious , simple ▪ It was a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CASE — n. 1 instance, example, event, occurrence; happening, occasion, circumstance, state, situation In a recent case a farmer was attacked by …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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