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Definition of pickle : 1. 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.
2. A number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc.
3. A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.
4. A troublesome child; as, a little pickle.
5. Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.
6. See Picle.
7. To give an antique appearance to; - said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
8. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
9. Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.

Synonyms:

maw, bind, deal, tidy sum, great deal, press, fixing, mend, mending, passel, hole, hot spot, reparation, locating, kettle of fish, lot, localisation, trap, brine, stack, pile, hatful, repair, localization, jumble, hot water, mussiness, box, mountain, location, cakehole, muddle, heap, deep water, corner, crush, peck, flock, mess hall, gob, muckle, quagmire, welter, wad, fuddle, slew, mare's nest, jamming, muss, mess, fixture, trouble, good deal, golf hole, mass, plenty, batch, pot, sight, raft, solution, electronic jamming, scrape, mickle, clutter, quite a little, alcohol, yap, spot, impasse, hollow, soup, spate, Dutch, easy, messiness, smother

garlic, spice, allspice, peppermint, radish, cinnamon, Tabasco, relish, horseradish, dressing, cayenne, vinegar, paprika, nutmeg, condiment, applesauce, leek, ginger, flavoring, catchup, pepper, chili, chive, parsley, thyme, mint, chutney, sage, clove, turmeric, sauce, seasoning, vanilla, salad dressing, onion, dill, mayonnaise, salt, tartar sauce, mustard

jam, plight, difficulty, quandary, perplexity, fix, dilemma, problem, ordeal, predicament

Usage examples:

• The " rod in pickle," which Phillis always kept in the nursery, maintained a form of outward discipline and even manners, so far as Phillis knew what manners meant; morals too, in Phillis's style of morality. - "Christian's Mistake", Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.
• And as of yore, the sixpence is in a dreadful pickle, and appeals to the old chum, who always used to pull him out of his scrapes, to do it once more. - "The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him", Paul Leicester Ford.
• Their mouths were so dry with the pickle, they said. - "Erema My Father's Sin", R. D. Blackmore.