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picketed

The correct spelling is picketed.

How to pronounce picketed

verb

Say it like: Pik-ete-d

The correct spelling is picketed. To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment. For example: "to picket a horse"

Usage Examples

to picket a horse

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.
  2. 2.To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.
  3. 3.To tether to, or as if to, a picket.
  4. 4.To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.
  5. 5.To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.

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