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   pickle

   /ˈpɪkl/

   noun

   • 1. a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine: "cheese and pickle" Similar relishchutneychow chowpiccalillisauerkrautachartsukemono
   • ▪ a pickled cucumber. North American
   • ▪ liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items. Similar marinadebrinevinegar
   • 2. a difficult situation: informal "I am in a pickle" Similar plightpredicamentmessdifficultytroublecrisisdire/desperate straitsticklish/tricky situationproblemquandarydilemmainformal:tight cornertight spotjamfixstewscrapebindholehot waterpretty/fine kettle of fishspot of bother
   • 3. used as an affectionate form of address to a mischievous child: informal, dated British "‘All right, me pickle’, said Dad"
   • 4. an acid solution for cleaning metal objects.

   verb

   • 1. preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine: "fish pickled in brine"
   • 2. immerse (a metal object) in an acid or other chemical solution for cleaning: "the steel sheet is first pickled in acid to remove all oxides"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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