picket (Meaning)
picket (n)
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
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
picket (v)
serve as pickets or post pickets
fasten with a picket
picket (n.)
A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.
A pointed pale, used in marking fences.
A detached body of troops serving to guard an army from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the enemy; -- called also outlying picket.
By extension, men appointed by a trades union, or other labor organization, to intercept outsiders, and prevent them from working for employers with whom the organization is at variance.
A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.
A game at cards. See Piquet.
picket (v. t.)
To fortify with pointed stakes.
To inclose or fence with pickets or pales.
To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.
To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.
To torture by compelling to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.
Synonyms & Antonyms of picket
picket Sentence Examples
- The protesters formed a picket line outside the factory entrance.
- The picket signs demanded better working conditions for the employees.
- The picket prevented trucks from entering the factory and unloading goods.
- The police maintained a presence at the picket line to prevent any violence.
- The picket was organized by the union to put pressure on the management.
- The picket lasted for several hours, disrupting the factory's operations.
- The protesters on the picket line chanted slogans and sang protest songs.
- The picket was unsuccessful in achieving its goals, and the company remained firm in its stance.
- The picket became a symbol of the workers' struggle for their rights.
- The picket drew attention to the labor dispute and raised awareness of the plight of the workers.
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The protesters formed a picket line outside the factory entrance.
The picket signs demanded better working conditions for the employees.
The picket prevented trucks from entering the factory and unloading goods.
The police maintained a presence at the picket line to prevent any violence.
