26984 words

picnic

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
an occasion when you have an informal meal of sandwiches, etc. outside, or the food itself:

Examples:

If the weather's nice we could have a picnic in the park.
Why don't you take a picnic with you?
a picnic area/lunch/table
a picnic basket/hamper
2
to have a picnic somewhere:

Examples:

There were several families picnicking on the river bank.
3
a meal you take to a place outside to be eaten there in an informal way, or an occasion on which such a meal is eaten:

Examples:

a church picnic
4
infml A picnic is also any pleasant activity:

Examples:

Did you think law school would be a picnic?
Filing tax returns is no picnic.

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