I. ˈbə-kət noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; akin to Old High German būh belly
Date: 13th century
1. : a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
2. : something resembling a bucket: as
a. : the scoop of an excavating machine
b. : one of the receptacles on the rim of a waterwheel
c. : one of the cups of an endless-belt conveyor
d. : one of the vanes of a turbine rotor
3. : bucketful
4. : bucket seat
5. : basket 3b
II. verb
Date: 1621
transitive verb
1. : to draw or lift in buckets
2. British
a. : to ride (a horse) hard
b. : to drive hurriedly or roughly
3. : to deal with in a bucket shop
intransitive verb
1. : hustle , hurry
2.
a. : to move about haphazardly or irresponsibly
b. : to move roughly or jerkily