HyperDic: pickle

English > 3 senses of the word *pickle*:
NOUN	food	pickle	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
NOUN	state	pickle, fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish	informal terms for a difficult situation
VERB	change	pickle	preserve in a pickling liquid / liquid

pickle > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'kahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *pickle*: 3 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar.
Narrower	caper	pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
	dill pickle	pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed
	gherkin	Any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
	sweet pickle	pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar
Broader	relish	spicy or savory condiment
Spanish	encurtido, escabeche, pepinillo, pickles, picles
Catalan	conserva, envinagrat
Verbs	pickle	preserve in a pickling liquid / liquid

English > *pickle*: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	informal terms for a difficult situation.
Synonyms	fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish
Narrower	dog's breakfast, dog's dinner	A poor job
Broader	difficulty	A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Spanish	atolladero, berenjenal, embrollo, enredo, lío, maraña, taco
Catalan	batibull, embolic, embull, galimaties, garbuix, merder

English > *pickle*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	preserve in a pickling liquid / liquid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The chefs pickle the vegetables
Category	cooking, cookery, preparation	The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Broader	preserve, keep	prevent (food) from rotting
Spanish	encurtir
Catalan	escabetxar
Nouns	pickle	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

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