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Noun: pickle  pi-kul
  1. Vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
     
  2. Informal term for a difficult situation
    "he got into a terrible pickle"
    - fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish
Verb: pickle  pi-kul
  1. Preserve in a pickling liquid

Derived forms: pickling, pickles, pickled

Type of: difficulty, keep, preserve, relish

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