pickle Definition and Meaning in English (pickle definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Pickle definition: A food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar or brine.

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Definitions of Pickle

  1. 1noun

    A food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar or brine.

  2. 2noun(informal)

    A difficult or awkward situation.

  3. 3verb

    To preserve food in vinegar, brine, or a similar solution.

Example Sentences

casual

“She made a delicious batch of cucumber pickles.”

casual

“He found himself in a real pickle after losing his keys.”

casual

“My grandmother used to pickle her own vegetables.”

Inflected Word Forms

gerundpickling
agent nounpickler
adjectivepickled

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

in a pickleidiom

In a difficult or awkward situation.

pickle jarcollocation

A container specifically designed to hold pickles.

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Pickle definition: A food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar or brine.
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'Pickle' translates to 'pickle' in English. Pickle definition: A food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar or brine.
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