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pick·et
 picket
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- pronunciation:
- pI
kiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a pointed stake, post, or peg fixed into the ground, usu. used to make a fence or hold something in place.
- similar words:
- post, stake
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| definition 2: |
a person or group of people posted in front of a business or building to protest policies, and to discourage customers or prevent workers from entering, esp. during a strike.
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| related words: |
demonstration, protest |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pickets, picketing, picketed |
| definition 1: |
to protest against as a picket, esp. during a strike.
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| definition 2: |
to surround or enclose with a fence made of pickets.
- similar words:
- stake
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| related words: |
enclose |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to protest as a picket.
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| related words: |
demonstrate |
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| derivation: |
picketer (n.) |
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