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Meaning
Noun
●
A
stake
driven
into the ground.
●
A type of
punishment
by which an
offender
had to
rest
his or her
entire
body weight
on the
top
of a small stake.
●
A
tool
in
mountaineering
that is
driven
into the
snow
and used as an
anchor
or to
arrest
falls.
●
In Military:
One of the
soldiers
or
troops
placed
on a
line
forward of a
position
to
warn
against an
enemy
advance
; or any
unit
(
for example
, an
aircraft
or
ship
)
performing
a
similar
function.
●
A sentry.
●
A
protester
positioned
outside an
office
,
workplace
etc. during a
strike
(usually in
plural
); also the
protest
itself.
●
In Card games:
The
card game
piquet.
Verb
●
To
protest
,
organized
by a
labour union
,
typically
in front of
the
location
of employment.
●
To
enclose
or
fortify
with
pickets
or
pointed
stakes.
●
To
tether
to, or
as if
to, a picket.
●
To
guard
, as a
camp
or
road
, by an
outlying
picket.
●
To
torture
by
forcing
to
stand with
one foot
on a
pointed
stake.
Sourced from
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Origin
picket
English
piquet
French
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Protest
Boycott
Vandalize
Rally
Fence
Deface
Parade
Barricade
Vandalise
Wall
Heckle
Counterprotest
Desecrate
Sign
Pole
March
Strike
Divider
Bar
Ball
Gate
Drill
Commandeer
Bribe
Attend
Strip
Televise
Hijack
Burn Down
Smash Up
Nativity Scene
Take To The Streets
More
Rhymes
Ticket
Picket
Wicket
Spigot
Cricket
Thicket
Snicket
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