a group of people who are protesting about something outside a building, especially a group of workers who are on strike and are encouraging other workers not to work
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
1a
someone who is part of a picket
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
2
a soldier or group of soldiers who are guarding a place
Synonyms and related words
Groups of soldiers
advance guard
battalion
brigade
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous soldiers
airman
airwoman
batman
3
a stick put into the ground and used for marking something or for tying an animal to
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
picket
noun countable
US /ˈpɪkɪt/
Other entries for this word
picketverb
picket linenoun
flying picketnoun
picket fencenoun
crossapicketline at picket line
Word Forms
singular
picket
plural
pickets
DEFINITIONS3
1
a stick put into the ground and used for marking something or for tying an animal to
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
2
a group of people who are protesting about something outside a building, especially a group of workers who are on strike and are encouraging other workers not to work
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
2a
someone who is part of a picket
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
3
a soldier or group of soldiers who are guarding a place
Synonyms and related words
Groups of soldiers
advance guard
battalion
brigade
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous soldiers
airman
airwoman
bombardier
picket
verb
UK /ˈpɪkɪt/
Other entries for this word
picketnoun
picket linenoun
flying picketnoun
picket fencenoun
crossapicketline at picket line
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
picket
he/she/it
pickets
present participle
picketing
past tense
picketed
past participle
picketed
DEFINITIONS2
1
intransitive/transitive to take part in a protest outside a building, especially as part of a strike. Protests like this are called picketing
About 100 peoplepicketed the US embassy on Thursday.
They were arrested while picketingoutside the factory.
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
2
transitive to put soldiers in position to guard a place
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to army life
base
billet
detail
picket
verb
US /ˈpɪkɪt/
Other entries for this word
picketnoun
picket linenoun
flying picketnoun
picket fencenoun
crossapicketline at picket line
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
picket
he/she/it
pickets
present participle
picketing
past tense
picketed
past participle
picketed
DEFINITIONS2
1
intransitive/transitive to take part in a protest outside a building, especially as part of a strike. Protests like this are called picketing
About 100 peoplepicketed the U.S. embassy on Thursday.
They were arrested while picketingoutside the factory.
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike
2
transitive to put soldiers in position to guard a place