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- Dictionarypicket/ˈpɪkɪt/
noun
- 1. a person or group of people who stand outside a workplace or other venue as a protest or to try to persuade others not to enter during a strike: "forty pickets were arrested" Similar
- 2. a soldier or small group of soldiers performing a particular duty, especially one sent out to watch for the enemy: "when would this headlong advance run into the enemy pickets?"
verb
- 1. act as a picket outside (a workplace or other venue): "strikers picketed the newspaper's main building"
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PICKET definition: 1. a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going…. Learn more.
- English (US)
a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building...
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- Picket in Simplified Chinese
PICKET translate: （罢工时阻止其他工人上班的）纠察队员;纠察队, 罢工纠察时期. Learn more...
- Picket in Traditional Chinese
PICKET translate: （罷工時阻止其他工人上班的）糾察員;糾察隊, 罷工糾察時期. Learn more...
- Picket: French Translation
picket translate: piquet de grève, de piquetage, (de)...
- Picket: German Translation
PICKET translate: der Streikposten, Streikposten-…, die...
- Picket: Korean Translation
picket translate: 피켓 시위자, 피켓을 들고 시위하다. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word picket, from a pointed stake or post to a person posted for a demonstration or protest. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases and articles.
Learn the meaning of picket as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say picket in different languages and contexts, such as industrial action, protest or fence.
noun. a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc. a person stationed by a union or the like outside a factory, store, mine, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or customers from entering it during a strike.
a stake or slat, usually pointed, used as an upright in a fence, a hitching post for animals, a marker, etc. 2. a group of soldiers or a single soldier stationed, usually at an outpost, to guard a body of troops from surprise attack. 3. a ship or airplane that patrols a defense perimeter.
A picket is a vertical wooden board in a fence. You might have a white picket fence enclosing your whole front yard, so your little dog can't escape. Besides the "wooden stake or strip" meaning, you can also use picket as a verb to mean "protest or strike."
A picket is a pointed stake, a person or group who protests, or a small detachment of troops or ships. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.
