Meaning & Definition of Picket in English
English⟶
Picket
/pɪkɪt/
noun
1. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
synonym:
- lookout,
- lookout man,
- sentinel,
- sentry,
- watch,
- spotter,
- scout,
- picket
2. A detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
synonym:
- picket
3. A protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
synonym:
- picket
4. A vehicle performing sentinel duty
synonym:
- picket
5. A wooden strip forming part of a fence
synonym:
- picket,
- pale
6. 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
synonym:
- picket,
- piquet
verb
1. Serve as pickets or post pickets
- "Picket a business to protest the layoffs"
synonym:
- picket
2. Fasten with a picket
- "Picket the goat"
synonym:
- picket