The meaning of Picket

noun

An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

Usage examples:

They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions

verb

Seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

Usage examples:

The authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital

noun

The act of using force or the threat of force to stop the movement of people or goods into or out of a country or area, or the people or objects used to prevent such movement

Usage examples:

The blockade consisted of a dozen ships surrounding the port., the army blockaded roads leading int…

noun

A participant in a public protest meeting or march.

Usage examples:

Troops opened fire on crowds of demonstrators

noun

A person who marches or stands with a group of people to show that they disagree with or support something or someone

Usage examples:

Several demonstrators were arrested when they sat down in the middle of broadway.

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

noun

A person or thing that has been or become isolated.

Usage examples:

Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare

verb

Place or set apart

noun

A person who expresses opposition to or disagreement with something.

Usage examples:

Objectors claim the motorway will damage the environment

noun

A fence made from pointed wooden or metal posts.

Usage examples:

The post and wire fence at the end of the road needed attention - in the long term, a hedge, wooden…

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Usage examples:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A fence made from long, thin pieces of wood

Usage examples:

He has just put up a paling around the house.

noun

A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence.

Usage examples:

At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades

verb

Enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.

Usage examples:

He palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp

noun

A long row of cliffs (= high area of rock with a steep side)

noun

A short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position.

Usage examples:

She put her mac on a peg in the hall

verb

Fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs.

Usage examples:

Drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges

abbreviation

Polyethylene glycol.

noun

A single person who is picketing a company or organization

Usage examples:

An estimated 3,000 picketers massed outside the hollywood studio in support of the writers' strike.

noun

A platform on pillars projecting from the shore into the sea, typically incorporating entertainment arcades and places to eat.

Usage examples:

The pier was the fourth longest in the country at 562 feet, with a large saloon and concert hall at…

noun

A structure built out over the water on posts, along which boats can land

Usage examples:

A fishing pier

noun

Heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure.

Usage examples:

Wooden piling supporting a complex of waterfront buildings

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

A person who publicly demonstrates opposition to something; a demonstrator.

Usage examples:

The decision was hailed by protesters against the closure as a triumph

noun

Someone who protests publicly about something, especially as part of a group

Usage examples:

Up to 100,000 protesters are expected to march., anti-war/civil rights protesters, fuel/tax protest…

noun

A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.

Usage examples:

A row of more than 15 bricks, pieces of concrete, metal poles, wooden stakes and a traffic cone wer…

verb

A territorial division of the mormon church under the jurisdiction of a president.

verb

Gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race.

Usage examples:

One gambler staked everything he'd got and lost

noun

An upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.

Usage examples:

There is barely a scrap of bare metal on the stanchions, pillars, posts, railings, and decking ribs.

noun

A fixed vertical bar or pole used as a support for something

Usage examples:

If this stanchion is removed, the stairs will collapse., his 18-yard shot hit the stanchion (= goal…

noun

An employee on strike.

Usage examples:

The manager was anxious to have talks with the strikers and discuss their demands

noun

A person, esp. a member of a labor union, who refuses to work until a satisfactory agreement with the employer has been reached

noun

A worker who refuses to do their job because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions, etc.

Usage examples:

Police dispersed a crowd of 300 strikers and supporters.

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Usage examples:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Usage examples:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

adjective

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.

Usage examples:

An upright posture

adverb

In or into an upright position.

Usage examples:

She was sitting upright in bed

noun

A post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.

Usage examples:

The stone uprights of the parapet