English dictionary

picnic

/'p/I/kn/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

noun.time

Synonyms field day outing

Source: WordNet 3.0
any undertaking that is easy to do

noun.act

Examples
Marketing this product will be no picnic.

Source: WordNet 3.0
any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

eat alfresco, in the open air

verb.consumption

Examples
We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.

verb

Source: webster1913