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Noun pickle has 2 senses

pickle - vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
--₁ is a kind of relish
--₁ has particulars: gherkin; caper; dill pickle; sweet pickle
Derived form: verb pickle₁
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
--₂ is a kind of difficulty
--₂ has particulars: dog's breakfast, dog's dinner

Verb pickle has 1 sense

pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid
--₁ is one way to preserve, keep

Derived form: noun pickle₁
Sample sentence:
The chefs pickle the vegetables