'Picnic' definitions:
Definition of 'picnic'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]
noun
Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
verb
Eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"
Definition of 'Picnic'
From: GCIDE
- Picnic \Pic"nic\, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf. Knickknack.] 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). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Picnic'
From: GCIDE
- Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picnicking.] To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'picnic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- action,
- agonizing,
- agony,
- alfresco meal,
- arduous,
- ascendancy,
- ball,
- banquet,
- barbecue,
- big time,
- blowout,
- board,
- break bread with,
- breakfast,
- breeze,
- brunch,
- buffet supper,
- Cadmean victory,
- carnival,
- championship,
- cinch,
- clambake,
- coffee break,
- conquest,
- cook out,
- cookout,
- difficult,
- dine,
- dine out,
- diner,
- dinner,
- disagreeable,
- do,
- duck,
- easy target,
- easy thing,
- easy victory,
- eat out,
- elevenses,
- fair,
- feast,
- festival,
- festive occasion,
- festivity,
- fete,
- field day,
- fiesta,
- fish fry,
- fun,
- fun and games,
- funmaking,
- gala,
- gala affair,
- gala day,
- game,
- garden party,
- good time,
- grand slam,
- great doings,
- great fun,
- high jinks,
- high old time,
- high tea,
- high time,
- hot luncheon,
- jamboree,
- kermis,
- knockout,
- KO,
- landslide,
- landslide victory,
- laughs,
- lead-pipe cinch,
- lovely time,
- lunch,
- luncheon,
- Mardi Gras,
- mash,
- mastery,
- meat breakfast,
- mess with,
- misfortune,
- moral victory,
- no picnic,
- painful,
- party,
- petit dejeuner,
- pie,
- piece of cake,
- play,
- pleasant time,
- pushover,
- Pyrrhic victory,
- rough,
- runaway victory,
- Saturnalia,
- setup,
- sinecure,
- sitting duck,
- snap,
- sport,
- subdual,
- subduing,
- success,
- sup,
- supper,
- tea,
- tea break,
- teatime,
- tiffin,
- torture,
- torturous,
- total victory,
- tough,
- triumph,
- TV dinner,
- velvet,
- victory,
- walkaway,
- walkover,
- waygoose,
- wayzgoose,
- wiener roast,
- wienie roast,
- win,
- winning,
- winning streak