picket

pick·et

P0287000 (pĭk′ĭt)n.1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach: "The outlying sonar picket ... was to detect, localize, and engage any submarine trying to close the convoy" (Tom Clancy).3. a. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.b. A person or group of persons present outside a building to protest.v. pick·et·ed, pick·et·ing, pick·ets v.tr.1. To enclose, secure, tether, mark out, or fortify with pickets.2. a. To post as a picket.b. To guard with a picket.3. To post a picket or pickets during a strike or demonstration.v.intr. To act or serve as a picket.

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[French piquet, from Old French, from piquer, to prick; see pique.]

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pick′et·er n.

picket

(ˈpɪkɪt) n1. (Building) a pointed stake, post, or peg that is driven into the ground to support a fence, provide a marker for surveying, etc2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an individual or group that stands outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc3. (Military) Also: picquet a small detachment of troops or warships positioned towards the enemy to give early warning of attackvb4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to post or serve as pickets at (a factory, embassy, etc): let's go and picket the shop. 5. (Military) to guard (a main body or place) by using or acting as a picket6. (tr) to fasten (a horse or other animal) to a picket7. (Building) (tr) to fence (an area, boundary, etc) with pickets[C18: from French piquet, from Old French piquer to prick; see pike²] ˈpicketer n

pick•et

(ˈpɪk ɪt)

n. 1. 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 entering it during a strike. 3. a person engaged in any similar demonstration, as against a government's policies. 4. a soldier or detachment of soldiers placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. 5. an aircraft or ship performing similar sentinel duty. v.t. 6. to enclose within a picket fence or stockade, as for protection or imprisonment. 7. to fasten or tether to a picket. 8. to place pickets in front of or around (a factory, embassy, etc.), as during a strike or demonstration. 9. a. to guard, as with pickets. b. to station as a picket. v.i. 10. to stand or march as a picket. [1680–90; < French piquet. See pike², -et] pick′et•er, n.

Picket

 a small detached body of troops, 1761. See also detachment, detail.Examples: picket of cavalry and infantry, 1844; of soldiers; of the spirit host, 1866; of strikers.

picket

Past participle: picketed
Gerund: picketing

Imperative
picket
picket

Present
I picket
you picket
he/she/it pickets
we picket
you picket
they picket

Preterite
I picketed
you picketed
he/she/it picketed
we picketed
you picketed
they picketed

Present Continuous
I am picketing
you are picketing
he/she/it is picketing
we are picketing
you are picketing
they are picketing

Present Perfect
I have picketed
you have picketed
he/she/it has picketed
we have picketed
you have picketed
they have picketed

Past Continuous
I was picketing
you were picketing
he/she/it was picketing
we were picketing
you were picketing
they were picketing

Past Perfect
I had picketed
you had picketed
he/she/it had picketed
we had picketed
you had picketed
they had picketed

Future
I will picket
you will picket
he/she/it will picket
we will picket
you will picket
they will picket

Future Perfect
I will have picketed
you will have picketed
he/she/it will have picketed
we will have picketed
you will have picketed
they will have picketed

Future Continuous
I will be picketing
you will be picketing
he/she/it will be picketing
we will be picketing
you will be picketing
they will be picketing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been picketing
you have been picketing
he/she/it has been picketing
we have been picketing
you have been picketing
they have been picketing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been picketing
you will have been picketing
he/she/it will have been picketing
we will have been picketing
you will have been picketing
they will have been picketing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been picketing
you had been picketing
he/she/it had been picketing
we had been picketing
you had been picketing
they had been picketing

Conditional
I would picket
you would picket
he/she/it would picket
we would picket
you would picket
they would picket

Past Conditional
I would have picketed
you would have picketed
he/she/it would have picketed
we would have picketed
you would have picketed
they would have picketed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	picket - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated eventlookout, lookout man, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watchsecurity guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch
	2.	picket - a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attackdetachment - a small unit of troops of special composition
	3.	picket - a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of workprotester, demonstrator - someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
	4.	picket - a vehicle performing sentinel dutymilitary vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forcespicket boat - a boat serving as a picketpicket ship - a ship serving as a picketarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	5.	picket - a wooden strip forming part of a fencepalepaling, picket fence - a fence made of upright picketsstrip - thin piece of wood or metal
	6.	picket - 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 stakepiquettorturing, torture - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
Verb	1.	picket - serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"demonstrate, march - march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
	2.	picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

picket

verb1. blockade, boycott, demonstrate outside The miners went on strike and picketed the power station.noun1. demonstration, strike, blockade Demonstrators have set up a twenty-four-hour picket.2. protester, demonstrator, picketer, flying picket Ten hotels were damaged by pickets in the weekend strike.3. lookout, watch, guard, patrol, scout, spotter, sentry, sentinel, vedette (Military) Troops are still manning pickets and patrolling the area.4. stake, post, pale, paling, peg, upright, palisade, stanchion The area was fenced in with pickets to keep out the animals.

picket

nounA person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:guard, lookout, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch.

Translations

工人罢工时的工会纠察队工人罢工时的工会纠察队员担任纠察警戒哨设置纠察包围

picket

(ˈpikit) noun1. (any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc. The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; (also adjective) a picket line. 罷工時工會的糾察隊(員) 工人罢工时的工会纠察队（员） 2. a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy. The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; (also adjective) picket duty. 警戒哨 警戒哨 verb1. to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket. The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp. 配置哨兵於，設置糾察包圍 配置哨兵于，设置纠察包围 2. to act as a picket (at). In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp. 擔任糾察 担任纠察