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| pick·et [ píkit ] |
noun (plural pick·ets) |
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1. pointed post stuck in ground: a post or plank with a pointed end that is hammered into the ground, e.g. as a marker, as a support for a fence, or to tether an animal
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2. protester or protesters outside building: a person or group of people demonstrating or protesting outside a building
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3. soldier or soldiers on guard: a soldier or small body of troops used to occupy ground of tactical importance
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verb (past and past participle pick·et·ed, present participle pick·et·ing, 3rd person present singular pick·ets) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb hold protest outside place: to hold a demonstration or protest outside a place, e.g. as part of a strike
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2. transitive verb guard something: to patrol or guard a place, especially a military site or position
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3. transitive verb enclose or mark something with stakes: to enclose or mark something with wooden stakes driven into the ground, or enclose it with a picket fence
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| [Late 17th century. < French piquet "pointed stake" < piquer "prick, pierce" (see pique1)] |
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  pick·et·er noun |
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