n. 1 one or more persons stationed outside a place of work to persuade others not to enter during a strike etc. 2 pointed stake driven into the ground. 3 a small body of troops sent out to watch for the enemy. b group of sentries. v. (t) 1 a station or act as a picket. h beset or guard with a picket or pickets. 2 secure (a place) with stakes. 3 tether (an animal). [French piquer prick]
