fill a bucket

Frequency: 8.820.5 per million words

to put a substance, usually a liquid, into a bucket

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Examples (10)

  • She filled the bucket with fresh water.
  • He asked me to fill this bucket with soapy water for washing the car.
  • The kids are filling their buckets with sand at the beach.
  • Could you please fill the bucket from the well?
  • I will fill a bucket with ice to keep the drinks cold.
  • The bucket was filled to the brim with rainwater.
  • Every morning, the farmer fills a bucket with feed for the chickens.
  • Before mopping the floor, you need to fill the bucket with warm water and detergent.
  • The firefighters quickly filled buckets with water to douse the small fire.
  • Filling a bucket from the tap seems simple, but it can be heavy to carry.