noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Synonyms
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
Synonyms
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
Synonyms
verb
serve as pickets or post pickets
Examples
- picket a business to protest the layoffs
verb
fasten with a picket
Examples
- picket the goat