pulp
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pulps
plural
pulps
Britannica Dictionary definition of PULP
1
a
[noncount]
:
the inner, juicy part of a fruit or vegetable
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The fruit has sweet, juicy pulp and hard, black seeds.
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the pulp of an orange
b
[noncount]
:
the substance that is left after the liquid has been squeezed from a fruit or vegetable
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I like to strain the pulp out of my orange juice.
c
:
a soft, wet substance that is made by crushing something
[noncount]
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The grain was mashed into pulp.
[singular]
2
[noncount]
:
a soft material that is made mostly from wood and is used in making paper
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The boxes will be turned back into pulp and be made into newspapers.
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a pulp mill
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This paper is made from inexpensive wood pulp.
3
[count]
US
:
a magazine, book, etc., that is cheaply made and that deals with sex, drugs, violence, etc., in a shocking way
— often used before another noun
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He made a little extra money by writing stories for a science fiction pulp.
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a pulp magazine
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pulp fiction
4
[count, noncount]
technical
:
the soft tissue that is inside a tooth
to a pulp
— used to say that someone or something is very badly beaten, mashed, smashed, etc.
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He threatened to beat them to a (bloody) pulp.
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pulpy orange juice
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pulpy magazines
2
pulp
/ˈpʌlp/
verb
pulps;
pulped;
pulping
2
pulp
/ˈpʌlp/
verb
pulps;
pulped;
pulping
Britannica Dictionary definition of PULP
[+ object]
:
to crush (something) until it is soft and wet
:
to make (something) into pulp
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They will pulp the unsold copies of the book. [=turn them into pulp for making paper]
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the wood pulping process
