[ˈbʌkɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a roughly cylindrical open container with a handle, made of metal or plastic and used to hold and carry liquids
(e.g: a bucket and spade)

- a unit of data that can be transferred from a backing store in a single operation


Phrases:
- tip the bucket on

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French buquet ‘tub, pail’, perhaps from Old English būc ‘belly, pitcher’

[ˈbʌkɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rain heavily
(e.g: it was still bucketing down)

- (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily
(e.g: the car came bucketing out of a side road)


Phrases:
- tip the bucket on

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French buquet ‘tub, pail’, perhaps from Old English būc ‘belly, pitcher’