/ Dictionary / Index H handbasket: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hand•bas•ket Pronunciation: (hand'bas"kit, -bä"skit), [key] — n. a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand. to degenerate quickly and decisively: The economy has gone to hell in a handbasket. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: handbasket (Thesaurus) handbarrow handbill Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language