picket
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pickets
plural
pickets
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICKET
[count]
1
:
a stick or post that is pointed at the end so that it can be put into the ground
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a house surrounded by a white picket fence
2
a
:
a person or group of people who are standing or marching near a place to protest something
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Pickets marched in front of the company headquarters.
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The strikers held picket signs painted with angry slogans.
b
British
:
a protest or strike involving pickets
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The students were barred from holding a picket outside the company's headquarters.
3
:
a soldier or a group of soldiers whose duty is to guard something (such as a camp)
2
picket
/ˈpɪkət/
verb
pickets;
picketed;
picketing
2
picket
/ˈpɪkət/
verb
pickets;
picketed;
picketing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICKET
1
:
to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something or to prevent other workers from going to work during a strike
[no object]
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Workers picketed outside the grocery store.
[+ object]
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The union is picketing the factory.
2
[+ object]
:
to guard (something, such as a road or camp) with a group of soldiers
