noun
plural -ets
[count] a stick or post that is pointed at the end so that it can be put into the ground
a person or group of people who are standing or marching near a place to protest something
b Brit :a protest or strike involving pickets
a soldier or a group of soldiers whose duty is to guard something (such as a camp)
verb
-ets; -eted; -eting
to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something or to prevent other workers from going to work during a strike [no obj]
[+ obj] :to guard (something, such as a road or camp) with a group of soldiers