[{"word":"pickling","phonetic":"/ˈpɪk.lɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɪk.lɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"These cucumbers pickle very well."},{"definition":"To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning."},{"definition":"(in the Python programming language) To serialize.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To eat sparingly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pilfer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An instance of processing something in brine or other solution.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) is chemically removed (by strong acids).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pickle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pickling"]}]