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