pickle

/'pikl/
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pickle

He found himself in a real pickle when he locked his keys in the car.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A difficult or troublesome situation: An informal term describing a problematic or awkward circumstance.
    • A preserved food: Vegetables or fruits, such as cucumbers, that have been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine (salt water) or vinegar.

  2. Verb:

    • To preserve food: The act of soaking food, typically vegetables or fruits, in a pickling liquid (brine or vinegar) to preserve it and give it a sour or salty flavor.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (difficult situation):
    • After missing the last train, I was in a real pickle.
    • Losing my passport right before the flight was quite a pickle.
  • Noun (preserved food):
    • She served hamburgers with a side of dill pickles.
    • I enjoy eating pickles straight from the jar.
  • Verb (to preserve):
    • My grandmother loves to pickle cucumbers from her garden.
    • We can pickle these onions to use in salads later.
Advanced Usage
  • "In a pickle": To be in a difficult or awkward situation.
    • He found himself in a pickle when his car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
  • "Have a rod in pickle for someone": (Idiomatic, somewhat archaic) To have a punishment or unpleasant consequence ready for someone.
    • The teacher had a rod in pickle for any student caught cheating.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pickled (adj): Describes food that has been preserved in pickle brine.
    • The bar served pickled eggs.
  • Pickling (n/adj): The process or activity of preserving food in this way.
    • Pickling is a popular method for preserving summer vegetables.
Synonyms
  • Noun (situation): Predicament, plight, jam, fix, mess.
  • Noun (food): Preserve, relish, chutney.
  • Verb: Preserve, marinate, brine.
Related Phrases
  • "Sweet pickle": A pickle preserved in a sweetened vinegar solution.
    • I prefer sweet pickles on my sandwich.
  • "Dill pickle": A pickle flavored with dill weed.
    • A classic dill pickle is sour and garlicky.
Related Idioms
  • "In a pretty pickle": An older, more emphatic form of "in a pickle," meaning in a very troublesome situation.
    • You've gotten us into a pretty pickle this time!
pickle

He found himself in a real pickle when he locked his keys in the car.

Noun
  1. informal terms for a difficult situation
    • he got into a terrible fix
    • he made a muddle of his marriage
  2. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
Verb
  1. preserve in a pickling liquid

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