picket -
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
fasten,
secure,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
picket -
serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"
demonstrate,
march march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
picket -
A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.
picket -
A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.
picket -
Soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any unit for example, an aircraft or ship performing a similar function.
picket -
A sentry. Can be used figuratively.
picket -
A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike usually in plural; also the protest itself.
