picket
picket /ˈpɪkɪt/
noun
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()
A detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
(
picket
)
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
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()
A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
(
lookout
, lookout man
, spotter
, picket
, scout
, sentinel
, sentry
, watch
)
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
The picket stood outside, waiting to raise alarm if necessary.
The picket stood outside, waiting to raise alarm if necessary.
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A form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
(
picket
, piquet
)
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
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A wooden strip forming part of a fence
(
picket
, pale
)
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
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(military) a vehicle performing sentinel duty
(
picket
)
(military) a vehicle performing sentinel duty
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A protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
(
picket
)
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
verb
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()
Fasten with a picket
(
picket
)
fasten with a picket
Picket the goat
picket the goat
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()
Serve as pickets or post pickets
(
picket
)
serve as pickets or post pickets
Picket a business to protest the layoffs
picket a business to protest the layoffs