picchetto — meaning in English

English meaning

• picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
• stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.

Senses

picchetto is used for these senses in English:

• picket A stake driven into the ground.
• stake A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

picket — full definition

1. noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
2. noun A pointed wooden or metal stake driven into the ground, as in a fence.
3. verb To stand outside a workplace in protest, usually as part of a strike.

stake — full definition

1. noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
2. noun A share or personal interest in a business, outcome, or situation.
3. noun Money or something else risked in a bet or contest.
4. verb To risk something on the outcome of an event, or to mark an area with stakes.

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