Definition of "pickle" []

• An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar. (noun)
• A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• Informal A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight. See Synonyms at predicament. (noun)
• Baseball A rundown. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Trying to "ketchup" with consumer demand for healthier foods, H.J. Heinz dropped the gherkin pickle from the condiment's more-than-a-century-old label logo and spruced it up with a tomato on the vine with the slogan "Grown not made.""
• "How the script emerges from this pickle is a place of extreme spoiler territory and delicious screen surprise."
• "I heard the "this pickle is as cream filled as the pickle that got me into this pickle" line, then saw a pee joke in the other video. 3 guesses which one I voted for. nofiFilms soul quest looks lame. does adult swim really need another aqua teen? will yes!"