Real Dictionary

bucket
countable noun: A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water.

bucket in American English
a deep, round container with a flat bottom and a curved handle, used to hold or carry water, coal, etc.; pail
to carry, draw, or lift (water, etc.) in a bucket or buckets
noun: a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail

bucket in British English
noun: an open-topped roughly cylindrical container; pail