picnic
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
picnics
plural
picnics
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICNIC
[count]
1
a
:
a meal that is eaten outdoors especially during a trip away from home
-
We decided to have a picnic on the beach.
-
We ate our picnic by the lake.
b
:
a trip or party that includes a meal eaten outdoors
-
This weekend I have a family picnic [=a picnic with family members] to go to.
-
The annual school/company picnic is this weekend.
◊ If you go on a picnic, you go somewhere to have a picnic
-
Let's go on a picnic today.
2
informal
:
something that is pleasant or easy
— often used in negative statements
-
This winter is a picnic compared with last year's.
-
Breaking a leg is no picnic. [=breaking a leg is not a pleasant experience]
-
Being president isn't exactly a picnic. [=being president is not easy]
2
picnic
/ˈpɪknɪk/
verb
picnics;
picnicked;
picnicking
2
picnic
/ˈpɪknɪk/
verb
picnics;
picnicked;
picnicking
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICNIC
[no object]
:
to eat a meal outdoors especially during a trip away from home
:
to have a picnic
-
We picnicked in the park.
— picnicker
noun, plural picnickers [count]-
The park was full of picnickers.
