noun ·see picle.
2. pickle ·vt a troublesome child; as, a little pickle.
3. pickle ·vt any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.
4. pickle ·vt vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, ·etc.
5. pickle ·vt a solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, ·etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.
6. pickle ·vt to give an antique appearance to;
said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
7. pickle ·vt to preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
8. pickle ·vt a bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, ·etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, ·etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color.