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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pick•et /ˈpɪkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga post driven into the ground for use in a fence, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- a person stationed, as by a union, outside a store, etc., to persuade workers or customers not to enter it during a strike.
- a person engaged in a similar demonstration.
- Militarya soldier placed on a forward position to warn against an enemy advance.
v. - to place pickets in front of or around (a factory, etc.), as during a strike or demonstration: [~ + object]The workers were picketing the shop.[no object]While the workers were picketing, security teams photographed them.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pick•et (pik′it),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga 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 person engaged in any similar demonstration, as against a government's policies or actions, before an embassy, office building, construction project, etc.
- Militarya soldier or detachment of soldiers placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance.
- Military[Navy, Air Force.]an aircraft or ship performing similar sentinel duty.
v.t. - Buildingto enclose within a picket fence or stockade, as for protection, imprisonment, etc.:to picket a lawn; to picket captives.
- Buildingto fasten or tether to a picket.
- to place pickets in front of or around (a factory, store, mine, embassy, etc.), as during a strike or demonstration.
- Military
- to guard, as with pickets.
- Militaryto post as a picket.
v.i. - to stand or march as a picket.
- French piquet. See pike2, -et
- 1680–90
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