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- Dictionarypickle/ˈpɪkl/
noun
- 1. a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine: "cheese and pickle" Similar
- 2. a difficult situation: informal "I am in a pickle" Similar
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"
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a vegetable or fruit in vinegar or in salty water, especially a cucumber: Have some pickles with your sandwich. a sweet / sour pickle. BRETT STEVENS/Cultura/GettyImages. [ U ] UK. a sauce made from vegetables in vinegar with spices added: cheese and pickle sandwiches. Fewer examples. Usually I crave something sour like a pickle instead of cookies.
The meaning of PICKLE is a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning. How to use pickle in a sentence.
Pickles are vegetables or fruit, which have been kept in liquid for a long time to give them a strong, sharp taste.
Pickle definition: a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.. See examples of PICKLE used in a sentence.
a vegetable or fruit in vinegar or in salty water, especially a cucumber: Have some pickles with your sandwich. a sweet / sour pickle. BRETT STEVENS/Cultura/GettyImages. [ U ] UK. a sauce made from vegetables in vinegar with spices added: cheese and pickle sandwiches. Fewer examples. Usually I crave something sour like a pickle instead of cookies.
1. An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar. 2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food. 3. A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing. 4.
pickle noun (VEGETABLE) a small cucumber (= a green, cylindrical vegetable) that has been put in vinegar or in a liquid containing salt and spices.
