pickle
     n 1: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or
          vinegar
     2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
        terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix},
         {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {kettle of fish}]
     v : preserve in a pickling liquid
Source: WordNet® 2.0