picket vs fasten

fasten vs picket

picket is a noun but fasten is not a noun.

picket and fasten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
picket	Yes	No	Yes	No
fasten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fasten is a hypernym of picket; that is, fasten is a word with a broader meaning than picket:

picket: fasten with a picket
fasten: cause to be firmly attached

Other hypernyms of picket include fix, secure.

picket (noun)	fasten (noun)
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
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

picket (verb)	fasten (verb)
fasten with a picket	make tight or tighter
serve as pickets or post pickets	become fixed or fastened
	cause to be firmly attached
	attach to

Difference between picket and fasten

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