°A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
            
            
              "A basket of fake fruit adorned the table."
            
          
            
              °A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
            
            
              
            
        verb
          
            
              °To place in a 
basket or in baskets.
            
 
            
              
            
        
          synonyms:
          cart, shopping basket, shopping cart, basketball
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          , hoop