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picnic

noun

1 picnic

A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering.

synonyms: field day, outing.

Roget 298: eating etc. v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony etc. 957.    [eating specific foods] ... show more

Roget 840: amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games; diversion, divertissement; reaction, solace; pastime, passetemps [Fr.], sport; ... show more

Roget 778: participation; cotenancy, joint tenancy; occupancy in common, possession in common, tenancy in common; joint stock, common stock; co-partnership, partnership; communion; community of possessions, community of goods; communism, ... show more

2 picnic

Any undertaking that is easy to do:
— Marketing this product will be no picnic.

synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover.

Dutch: makkie, peuleschil, kinderspel
Polish: formalność, łatwizna, pryszcz

3 picnic

Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion.

Dutch: picknick

verb

1 picnic

Eat alfresco, in the open air.


Moby thesaurus: Cadmean victory, KO, Mardi Gras, Pyrrhic victory, Saturnalia, TV dinner, action, agonizing, agony, alfresco meal, arduous, ascendancy, ball, banquet, barbecue, big time, blowout, board, break bread with, breakfast ... show more.

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