a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine

cheese and pickle

assorted pickles

a difficult situation

I am in a pickle

used as an affectionate form of address to a mischievous child

‘All right, me pickle’, said Dad

an acid solution for cleaning metal objects

preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine

fish pickled in brine

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