PICKET

Definition of PICKET

(noun)a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
(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
(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
(verb)serve as pickets or post pickets
(verb)fasten with a picket