picket
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪkɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪkɪt/
noun
R
A group of people who stand outside a place to show they are unhappy about something, like a strike.
The workers organized a picket to demand better pay.
R
A group of soldiers who guard a place, like a military base.
The soldiers on picket duty kept watch all night.
R
A pointed piece of wood used as part of a fence.
The white picket fence looked charming.
verb
R
To stand outside a place, like work, to show you are unhappy about something, like a strike.
The workers picketed outside the factory for higher wages.
translation
A group of people who stand outside a place to show they are unhappy about something, like a strike.; A group of soldiers who guard a place, like a military base.; A pointed piece of wood used as part of a fence.
To stand outside a place, like work, to show you are unhappy about something, like a strike.
Word Forms
3rd Present
pickets
Past
picketed
Perfect
picketed
Progressive
picketing
Plural
pickets