noun A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.
noun A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.
noun One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
noun A sentry.
noun A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.
Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent.
noun The card game piquet.
verb To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.