Definitions of picket:

  • noun:   a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  • noun:   a vehicle performing sentinel duty
  • 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 person employed to watch for something to happen
  • verb:   serve as pickets or post pickets
    Example: "Picket a business to protest the lay-offs"
  • verb:   fasten with a picket
    Example: "Picket the goat"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #37154)