I believe cetrifugal force is what keeps the water in the bottom of the bucket. In a situation like the one you describe, an outward force away from the center of rotation is developed as the bucket is swung around a central axis.
In some ways, this is considered a form of gravity, such that designs for space stations include the idea of a large living space built in a circle around a central axis, spinning so that there would be an artificial gravity created along the surface of that outer ring.
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