picket
11picket — US /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► (also picket line) a group of people who stand outside an organization s building holding signs to protest against something. The people who protest are often employees who disagree with the management: »The… …
12picket — 1 noun (C) 1 also picket line a group or line of people who stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike: a picket on the steps of the Federal court …
13picket — pick|et1 [ˈpıkıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: piquet, from piquer to prick ] 1.) a) when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in… …
14picket — picketer, n. /pik it/, n. 1. a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc. 2. a person stationed by a union or the like outside a factory, store, mine, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or …
15picket — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mass ▪ flying (BrE) ▪ Flying pickets arrived from all over the country. VERB + PICKET ▪ organize ▪ …
16picket — I UK [ˈpɪkɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms picket : singular picket plural pickets 1) a) a group of people who are protesting about something outside a building, especially a group of workers who are on strike and are encouraging other… …
17picket — /ˈpɪkət / (say pikuht) noun 1. a pointed post, stake, pale, or peg, as for driving into the ground in making a stockade, for placing vertically to form the main part of a fence (picket fence), for driving into the ground to fasten something to,… …
18picket — I. noun Etymology: French piquet, from Middle French, from piquer to prick more at pike Date: circa 1702 1. a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale 2. a. a detached body of soldiers serving to guard an army from surprise b. a detachment kept… …
19picket — pick•et [[t]ˈpɪk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bui a post, stake, or peg that is driven into the ground for use in a fence, to fasten down a tent, etc 2) a person stationed, as by a union, outside a factory, store, etc., to dissuade workers or customers from… …
20picket — [[t]pɪ̱kɪt[/t]] pickets, picketing, picketed 1) VERB When a group of people, usually trade union members, picket a place of work, they stand outside it in order to protest about something, to prevent people from going in, or to persuade the… …
