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pickle
1[ pik-uhl ]
noun
- a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
- Often pickles. any other vegetable, as cauliflower, celery, etc., preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish.
- something preserved in a brine or marinade.
- a liquid usually prepared with salt or vinegar for preserving or flavoring fish, meat, vegetables, etc.; brine or marinade.
- Metallurgy. an acid or other chemical solution in which metal objects are dipped to remove oxide scale or other adhering substances.
- Informal. a troublesome or awkward situation; predicament:
I was in a pickle after the check bounced.
- Informal. a sour, disagreeable person.
verb (used with object)
- to preserve or steep in brine or other liquid.
- to treat with a chemical solution, as for the purpose of cleaning.
- to give a pale, streaked finish to (wood) by applying and partly removing paint or by bleaching, as to give an appearance of age.
- Slang. to store; prepare for long-range storage:
Let's pickle these old cars for a few years.
pickle
2[ pik-uhl ]
noun
- a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
- a small amount; a little.
pickle
/ ˈpɪkəl /
noun
- often plural vegetables, such as cauliflowers, onions, etc, preserved in vinegar, brine, etc
- any food preserved in this way
- a liquid or marinade, such as spiced vinegar, for preserving vegetables, meat, fish, etc
- a cucumber that has been preserved and flavoured in a pickling solution, such as brine or vinegar
- informal.an awkward or difficult situation
to be in a pickle
- informal.a mischievous child
verb
- to preserve in a pickling liquid
- to immerse (a metallic object) in a liquid, such as an acid, to remove surface scale
Derived Forms
- ˈpickler, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pickle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pickle1
Idioms and Phrases
see in a fix (pickle) .Example Sentences
Dodgers fans like Weaver with namesakes on the Bronx Bombers are in a bit of a pickle this fall, caught between the team they support and the American League stalwart whose name they share.
Wendy’s Krabby Patty spoof is a quarter-pound burger topped with two slices of melted American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and a special Krabby Kollab sauce.
"So this is a tough, tough pickle for me. I don't even know what the right answer is here because you can't just teach these things. You can't teach that we live in a great country if the leaders are actively aligned against it. So step one in the process is to totally replace — like rip out like a tumor — the current American leadership class, and then reinstall some sense of American political religion."
So the state government is in a pickle.
For sure steam, fry, boil, braise are more clear-cut as cooking techniques, but the others – infuse, sauce, pickle… while perhaps not seen as a culinary technique in western cooking very much are techniques in Chinese cooking.
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