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to bucket

to bucket

6.0
To put things into groups to study them
  • verb
  • /ˈbʌkɪt/
translation icon : agrupar
  • While there are various types of grants available, they can typically be bucketed into two groups.

Well, what software are you running on that phone that you can bucket and organize and run campaigns and do programs?

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Examples

  • So all it is, is dividing your your sample into different buckets before you do your randomisation.

  • Do you think that trying to bucket people into progressive or centrist moderates is outdated for our party?

  • And what all languages do is bucket them as per usual.

  • Well, what software are you running on that phone that you can bucket and organize and run campaigns and do programs?

  • But we in society, if someone shares or teaches or gives insight or advice, we box them or bucket them as that's the same as you.

  • They bucketed past the slip road for the M8 and central Glasgow.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • It's also important to know that just because you know, it's easy to, to, to bucket people into, hey, you're a warrior, you're a chatter and you're not.

  • The team decided to bucket the data into various categories for the analysis presentation.

  • To simplify the report, we need to bucket the results based on their geographical locations.

  • For our marketing strategy, we should bucket customers by their buying habits and preferences.

Synonyms

to sort out
vsto bucket
37 2.8

To put things into groups and into the right order

divides items into categories rather than ordering them
to catalog
vsto bucket
  • US
23 3.9

To list things and write details about them

divides items into categories without making a detailed list
to class
vsto bucket
19 2.9

To put people or things into groups by shared features

organizes items to divide them for analysis or use
to chunk
vsto bucket
1 3.9

To group similar things together into larger units

separates items into distinct categories for analysis

Idioms

15 4.9

A very small amount that does not help with a much larger problem

7 8.6

To die, said in casual or joking speech

To be unable to sing in tune

To sing very badly and out of tune

A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever

Phrasal Verbs

1 6.5

To rain very hard

To move quickly by car or on foot

Compounds

17 3.8

A list of experiences a person wants to have before they die

5 1.0

A container that holds ice to keep drinks cold

4 3.1

A low chair shaped to hold one person, like in a car

bucket of bolts
  • Informal
3 8.1

A vehicle that is old, noisy and often breaks down

brain bucket
  • Slang
1 9.0

A protective helmet worn when riding a bicycle or motorcycle

bucket shop
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A dishonest broker that tricks people and loses their money

drool bucket
  • Informal
1 9.6

Something very tasty that makes people's mouths water, or a creature that lets liquid run from its mouth

bit bucket
  • Jargon
8.9

An imaginary place where lost or deleted computer data goes

bucket of rust
  • Informal
7.0

An old car or machine that is very rusty and in poor condition

6.0

A person or thing that brings a lot of joy

bucket shop
  • Archaic
9.9

A cheap bar that sold bad alcohol by the bucket

dinner bucket
  • Archaic
6.8

A container that workers use to carry their lunch or dinner to work

dredging bucket
  • Specialized
7.8

A bucket used to lift mud and sand from the bottom of a river or harbour

A bucket that is not heavy and is easy to carry

honey bucket
  • Informal
9.1

A portable toilet used outdoors when there is no plumbing

jizz bucket
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude person who shows no respect for others

A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold

How Specific

to classify
110 3.4
to bucket
6.0
to group
38 1.2
to lump
61 6.1

Surface Forms

bucket infinitive
bucketed past
bucketed past participle
bucking present participle
buckets third person singular

Etymology

To bucket items into groups is a modern, figurative use of the container idea: you put things into different 'buckets' to sort or organize them, which is why to bucket is to group items.