picket
/pˈɪkɪt/
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Definitions
Noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Noun
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
Noun
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
Noun
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
Noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
Noun
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
Verb
serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"
Verb
fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"
More General Terms
demonstrate
demonstrator
detachment
fasten
fix
march
military vehicle
protester
secure
security guard
strip
torture
torturing
watcher
watchman