Collocations for bucket - noun
ADJECTIVE
empty,
full
galvanized, metal, plastic
leaky
champagne, ice
paint (AmE), water
slop
a slop bucket full of scraps of food
galvanized, metal, plastic
leaky
champagne, ice
paint (AmE), water
slop
a slop bucket full of scraps of food
mop
fire
The sand had spilled from the fire bucket.
fire
The sand had spilled from the fire bucket.
VERB + bucket
fill
She filled the bucket with fresh water.
She filled the bucket with fresh water.
carry
dump, empty, pour, throw
She poured the bucket of dirty water down the drain.
dump, empty, pour, throw
She poured the bucket of dirty water down the drain.
PREPOSITION
in a/the bucket
bucket of
big buckets of popcorn and Coke
a bucket of oats for the horses
bucket of
big buckets of popcorn and Coke
a bucket of oats for the horses
PHRASES
a bucket and spade
(BrE)
The children ran down to the beach with their buckets and spades.
The children ran down to the beach with their buckets and spades.
mop and bucket
The cleaner put down his mop and bucket and sat down.
The cleaner put down his mop and bucket and sat down.