Anagrams of: CUPLIKE

• vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• preserve in a pickling liquid

• the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

• the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

• pull or pull out sharply

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• strip of feathers

• look for and gather

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

• a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

• a light kiss

• bite by a bird

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• kiss lightly

• eat like a bird

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey

• a mischievous sprite of English folklore

• One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue