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pick·le P0287600 (pĭk′əl)n.1. An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.3. A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.4. Informal A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight. See Synonyms at predicament.5. Baseball A rundown.tr.v. pick·led, pick·ling, pick·les 1. To preserve or flavor (food) in a solution of brine or vinegar.2. To treat (metal) in a chemical bath.
[Middle English pikle, highly seasoned sauce, probably from Middle Dutch pekel, pickle, brine; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch peken, to prick, pierce, and English pick.]pickle (ˈpɪkəl) n1. (Cookery) (often plural) vegetables, such as cauliflowers, onions, etc, preserved in vinegar, brine, etc2. (Cookery) any food preserved in this way3. (Cookery) a liquid or marinade, such as spiced vinegar, for preserving vegetables, meat, fish, etc4. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian a cucumber that has been preserved and flavoured in a pickling solution, such as brine or vinegar5. informal an awkward or difficult situation: to be in a pickle. 6. informal Brit a mischievous childvb (tr) 7. (Cookery) to preserve in a pickling liquid8. (Metallurgy) to immerse (a metallic object) in a liquid, such as an acid, to remove surface scale[C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch pekel; related to German Pökel brine] ˈpickler npick•le (ˈpɪk əl)
n., v. -led, -ling. n. 1. a cucumber that has been preserved and flavored in brine, vinegar, or the like. 2. any other vegetable, as cauliflower, preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish. 3. any food preserved in a brine or marinade. 4. a liquid usu. prepared with salt or vinegar for preserving or flavoring meat, vegetables, etc.; brine or marinade. 5. an acid or other chemical solution in which metal objects are dipped to remove oxide scale or other adhering substances. 6. a troublesome situation; predicament. v.t. 7. to preserve or steep in brine or other liquid. 8. to treat with a chemical solution, as for the purpose of cleaning. 9. to antique (woodwork), as by bleaching. [1400–50; late Middle English pikkyll, pekille < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel (> German Pökel) brine, pickle] Pickle a small amount. See mickle.pickle
Past participle: pickled
Gerund: pickling
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| I pickle | | you pickle | | he/she/it pickles | | we pickle | | you pickle | | they pickle |
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| I pickled | | you pickled | | he/she/it pickled | | we pickled | | you pickled | | they pickled |
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| I am pickling | | you are pickling | | he/she/it is pickling | | we are pickling | | you are pickling | | they are pickling |
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| I have pickled | | you have pickled | | he/she/it has pickled | | we have pickled | | you have pickled | | they have pickled |
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| I was pickling | | you were pickling | | he/she/it was pickling | | we were pickling | | you were pickling | | they were pickling |
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| I had pickled | | you had pickled | | he/she/it had pickled | | we had pickled | | you had pickled | | they had pickled |
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| I will pickle | | you will pickle | | he/she/it will pickle | | we will pickle | | you will pickle | | they will pickle |
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| I will have pickled | | you will have pickled | | he/she/it will have pickled | | we will have pickled | | you will have pickled | | they will have pickled |
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| I will be pickling | | you will be pickling | | he/she/it will be pickling | | we will be pickling | | you will be pickling | | they will be pickling |
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| I have been pickling | | you have been pickling | | he/she/it has been pickling | | we have been pickling | | you have been pickling | | they have been pickling |
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| I will have been pickling | | you will have been pickling | | he/she/it will have been pickling | | we will have been pickling | | you will have been pickling | | they will have been pickling |
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| I had been pickling | | you had been pickling | | he/she/it had been pickling | | we had been pickling | | you had been pickling | | they had been pickling |
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| I would pickle | | you would pickle | | he/she/it would pickle | | we would pickle | | you would pickle | | they would pickle |
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| I would have pickled | | you would have pickled | | he/she/it would have pickled | | we would have pickled | | you would have pickled | | they would have pickled |
pickleTo preserve meat or vegetables in a vinegar or salt solution.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pickle - vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegarrelish - spicy or savory condimentgherkin - any of various small cucumbers pickled wholecaper - pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and saucesdill pickle - pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seedsweet pickle - pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar | | 2. |  pickle - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"fix, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, jam, holedifficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | | Verb | 1. | pickle - preserve in a pickling liquidcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
pickleverb1. preserve, marinade, keep, cure, steep Herrings can be salted, smoked and pickled. Pickle your favourite vegetables while they're still fresh.noun1. chutney, relish, piccalilli jars of pickle2. (Informal) predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), difficulty, bind (informal), jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), uphill (S. African), quandary, tight spot Connie had got herself into a real pickle this time.picklenounInformal. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.Informal: bind, spot.Translationspickle (ˈpikl) noun1. a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc. Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger? 醃漬蔬菜，泡菜 泡菜2. trouble; an unpleasant situation. She got herself into a real pickle. 困境 困境 verb to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc. I think I will pickle these cucumbers. 醃製，鹽滷 腌
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be in a pickleslang To be in a troublesome situation. The adjectives "pretty" and "right" are commonly used before "pickle." Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans with two different men tonight! We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away!See also: picklein a pickleIn a troublesome or difficult situation. The adjectives "pretty" and "right" are commonly used before "pickle." Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today. We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away.See also: picklea rod in pickleobsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force.See also: pickle, rodin a fixIn a troublesome situation. Boy, I'm really in a fix—I accidentally made plans with two different men tonight! We're in a fix now because the hotel gave our room away!See also: fixin a pretty pickleIn a troublesome or difficult situation. Boy, am I in a pretty pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today. We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away.See also: pickle, prettypicklepuss1. An exaggerated frown, scowl, or sullen expression (as if reacting to the briny flavor of pickle juice). What's with the picklepuss? We're on vacation—lighten up! The president's famous picklepuss appeared the moment the British Prime Minister began talking about the proposed trade agreement during the conference.2. Someone who wears such an expression frequently or constantly. We threw a surprise birthday party for Bill, but the picklepuss that he didn't even smile. Don't be such a picklepuss, darling. We're at a party, so stop worrying about work and try to enjoy yourself.play hide the picklevulgar slang To engage in sexual intercourse. "Pickle" is a vulgar slang term for a penis. "Hide the pickle" is sometimes hyphenated. A: "So, did you two play hide the pickle last night?" B: "Hey, that's a very personal question!" They made out on the dance floor for a while before going back to her dorm room to play a little hide-the-pickle.See also: hide, pickle, playpretty pickleA particularly troublesome or difficult predicament. Boy, am I in a pretty pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients at the same time today. Don't worry, I've been in prettier pickles than this. Well, this is a pretty pickle, isn't it? What can we do to get out of it?See also: pickle, pretty*in a fixFig. in a bad situation. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) I really got myself into a fix. I owe a lot of money on my taxes. John is in a fix because he lost his wallet. John got into a fix.See also: fix*in a (pretty) pickleFig. in a mess; in trouble. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party. Now we are in a pretty pickle. We are out of gas.See also: picklepretty pickleFig. a difficult situation. (Pickle = a bad situation.) Well, this is a pretty pickle you've gotten us into.See also: pickle, prettyin a fixAlso, in a pickle or spot . In a difficult or embarrassing situation, in a dilemma. For example, I was really in a fix when I missed the plane, or Lost and out of gas-how did we get in such a pickle? or John had lost all his money in the crap game-now he was in a spot. The first of these colloquial usages dates from the early 1800s; pickle in the sense of a mess or quandary, sometimes put as in a pretty pickle, dates from the 1500s; spot, also put as in a bad spot or tough spot , dates from the early 1900s. Also see in a bind; in deep, def. 2; in the soup; in trouble; on the spot. See also: fixin a fix INFORMALIf someone is in a fix, they are in a difficult or dangerous situation. He kept turning to me whenever he was in a fix and of course I'd help him out. The government is in a fix over access to the countryside.See also: fixa rod in pickle a punishment in store. In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss .See also: pickle, rodin a (real, right, etc.) ˈpickle (informal) in a difficult situation; in a mess: Things are in a real pickle at the moment, I’m afraid. My assistant’s left and I’m completely lost without him! ♢ Can you help me? I’m in a bit of a pickle.See also: picklepicklepuss n. a person who has a puckered up mouth; a child who is about to cry. She is such a picklepuss. Nothing seems to please her. in a pickle, to be/getIn a bad situation; in trouble. Although it sounds very up to date, this expression dates from Shakespeare’s time. “How camest thou in this pickle?” says Alonso to his fellow-conspirator (The Tempest, 5.1). The term has been so used ever since.See also: getpickle
pickle, general term for fruits or vegetables preserved in vinegar or brine, usually with spices or sugar or both. Vegetables commonly pickled include the beet, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, olive, onion, pepper, and tomato. Mixed pickles include piccalilli, chowchow, mustard pickles, and chutney. Dill pickles are cucumbers matured in a brine of dill leaves and seed heads. Sweet pickles are made from various fruits or vegetables—e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, or plums—with sugar added. Pickles have limited nutritional value and are often used as appetizers. Before the invention of refrigeration they served as a sort of winter substitute for salads. Cucumbers, the most commonly pickled of all vegetables, are placed underripe in 10% brine, allowed to undergo a lactic acid fermentation, soaked in hot water to remove excess salt, and then covered with vinegar and other ingredients. In a wider sense, a pickle is an acid or saline liquid, such as brine or saltpeter for meat, limewater or water glass for eggs, brandy for fruit, or alcohol for laboratory specimens.Pickle a vegetable marinated in vinegar and spices, which is served as a relish with meat and fish dishes. Pickles with an acetic acid content of 0.6-1.2 percent are pasteurized at 85°C to prevent them from spoiling during storage. Pickles with an acetic acid content of 1.2-1.8 percent are prepared without pasteurization in barrels and other unhermetically sealed containers, but the storage temperature should not exceed 6°C (usual temperature 2°C). pickle
Synonyms for pickleverb preserveSynonyms- preserve
- marinade
- keep
- cure
- steep
noun chutneySynonymsnoun predicamentSynonyms- predicament
- spot
- fix
- difficulty
- bind
- jam
- dilemma
- scrape
- hot water
- uphill
- quandary
- tight spot
Synonyms for picklenoun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or conditionSynonyms- box
- corner
- deep water
- difficulty
- dilemma
- Dutch
- fix
- hole
- hot spot
- hot water
- jam
- plight
- predicament
- quagmire
- scrape
- soup
- trouble
- bind
- spot
Synonyms for picklenoun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegarRelated Words- relish
- gherkin
- caper
- dill pickle
- sweet pickle
noun informal terms for a difficult situationSynonyms- fix
- kettle of fish
- mess
- muddle
- jam
- hole
Related Words- difficulty
- dog's breakfast
- dog's dinner
verb preserve in a pickling liquidRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- preserve
- keep
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