handbasket
noun[C]
(alsohand basket,hand-basket)uk/ˈhændˌbɑː.skɪt/us/ˈhændˌbæs.kət/acontainerwith ahandle, forexampleone used tocarrythings you are going tobuyinshop, or the things inside such acontainer:
Thesupermarketchainputsecuritytagson allitsshoppingtrolleysand handbaskets.
Thepickerstiptheirsmallerhandbasketsinto onehugedeepbasket.
See also
go tohellin a handcart
- Hewalkedinto thestoreandpickedup a hand-basket.
- Hersimplehandbasketholdsawaterbottletosootheadrythroat.
- Manysupermarketsprovideonlyhandbaskets,perhapsbecause it is soexpensivetofilluptrolleys.
General and miscellaneous containers
- Ball jar
- bin
- bindle
- biscuit tin
- caddy
- drum
- flowerpot
- geocache
- gift box
- gunnysack
- pallet
- piggy bank
- planter
- punnet
- receptacle
- safe deposit box
- workbasket
- workbox
- wormery
- wrap