picket
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verbDefinition of PICKET
transitive verb
1
: to enclose, fence, or fortify with pickets
2
a : to guard with a picket b : to post as a picket
3
: tether
4
a : to post pickets at b : to walk or stand in front of as a picket
intransitive verb
: to serve as a picket
— pick·et·er noun
See Examples of PICKET
- Workers picketed outside the grocery store.
- The union is picketing the factory.
First Known Use of PICKET
1745
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