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picnic
('p/I/kn/I/k )

noun (n)

  • a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    field day, outing
    source: wordnet30
  • any undertaking that is easy to do(noun.act)
    Example:
    Marketing this product will be no picnic.
    source: wordnet30
  • any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • eat alfresco, in the open air(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday.
    source: wordnet30
  • To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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