의미: bucket

buck·et n.

1 버킷, 물통; 양동이; 두레박

2 (펌프의) 피스톤; 준설기의 버킷

3 한 버킷(의 양)(bucketful); [pl.] 《구어》 대량 《of》; [부사적으로] 대량으로
▶ cry buckets 눈물이 마르도록 울다

4 【컴퓨터】 버킷 《직접 접근 기억장치(DASD)에서의 기억 단위》
a bucket of lard 《미·구어》 뚱뚱보
a bucket of warm spit 《미·속어》 아주 조금(도)
a drop in the bucket 바다의 물 한 방울, 창해일속(滄海一粟)
by the bucket 《구어》 대량으로
give the bucket 《속어》 해고하다 《to》
kick the bucket 《속어》 죽다
make the bucket 《미·속어》 곤란한 처지가 되다
━ vt.

1 《미》 버킷으로 <물을> 긷다[나르다, 붓다] 《up, out》

2 《영·구어》 <말·자동차를> 난폭하게 몰다

3 엉터리 증권 중매소에서 거래하다
━ vi.

1 버킷을 사용하다

2 말[자동차]을 난폭하게 몰다; 보트를 급히 젓다

3 《영·구어》 <비가> 억수로 퍼붓다 《down》
bucket about 《영》 <배가> (폭풍으로) 격하게 흔들리다
bucket·er, bucket·eer n. 불법 비밀 중매인

bucket 관용구

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

drop in the bucket

(See a drop in the bucket)

kick the bucket

die The man who used to clean the walls at the factory kicked the bucket last week.

rustbucket

a car that is very rusty, beater Can you fix my rustbucket? Can you repair the rusty fenders?

slimebucket

"crude, immoral person; scumbag" Only a slimebucket - a pervert - would molest a child.

sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle

sometimes life is very unpleasant, life is not all guns and roses The junk dealer had a poster on the wall of his shack: Sometimes life is a bucket of shit, and the handle's inside!

suckbucket

student's briefcase, valise Zen carries his suckbucket to impress the teachers, eh.

bucket

old car in bad shape

bucket down

to rain heavily

brain bucket|brain|bucket

n., slang A motorcycle helmet. If you want to share a ride with me, you've got to wear a brain bucket.

bucket of bolts|bolts|bucket

n., slang A very old and shaky car that barely goes. When are you going to get rid of that old bucket of bolts?

cry buckets|bucket|buckets|cry

v. phr. To shed an excessive amount of tears. Grandma is crying buckets over the loss of our cat.

drop in the bucket|bucket|drop

n. phr. A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket.

kick the bucket|bucket|kick

v. phr., slang To die. Old Mr. Jones kicked the bucket just two days before his ninety-fourth birthday.
Compare: KICK OFF³.

weep buckets

weep buckets
Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial]