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ALL meanings of pulp

pulp
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  • noun pulp soft inner part of fruit 1
  • noun pulp mashed fibres used to make paper 1
  • noun pulp soft mass, mush 1
  • adjective pulp fiction, magazine, etc: sensationalist 1
  • noun pulp tooth tissue 1
  • transitive verb pulp fruit: crush 1
  • transitive verb pulp unsold books: destroy 1
  • noun pulp the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit. 1
  • noun pulp the pith of the stem of a plant. 1
  • noun pulp a soft or fleshy part of an animal body. 1
  • noun pulp Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems. 1
  • noun pulp any soft, moist, slightly cohering mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper. 1
  • noun pulp a magazine or book printed on rough, low-quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles, etc. Compare slick1 (def 9). 1
  • noun pulp Mining. ore pulverized and mixed with water. dry crushed ore. 1
  • verb with object pulp to reduce to pulp. 1
  • verb with object pulp to reduce (printed papers, books, etc.) to pulp for use in making new paper. 1
  • verb with object pulp to remove the pulp from. 1
  • verb without object pulp to become reduced to pulp. 1
  • singular noun pulp If an object is pressed into a pulp, it is crushed or beaten until it is soft, smooth, and wet. 0
  • singular noun pulp In fruit or vegetables, the pulp is the soft part inside the skin. 0
  • uncountable noun pulp Wood pulp is material made from crushed wood. It is used to make paper. 0
  • adjective pulp People refer to stories or novels as pulp fiction when they consider them to be of poor quality and intentionally shocking or sensational. 0
  • verb pulp If paper, vegetables, or fruit are pulped, they are crushed into a smooth, wet paste. 0
  • verb pulp If money or documents are pulped, they are destroyed. This is done to stop the money being used or to stop the documents being seen by the public. 0
  • noun pulp soft or fleshy plant tissue, such as the succulent part of a fleshy fruit 0
  • noun pulp a moist mixture of cellulose fibres, as obtained from wood, from which paper is made 0
  • noun pulp a magazine or book containing trite or sensational material, and usually printed on cheap rough paper 0
  • noun pulp (as modifier) 0
  • noun pulp the soft innermost part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels 0
  • noun pulp any soft soggy mass or substance 0
  • noun pulp pulverized ore, esp when mixed with water 0
  • verb pulp to reduce (a material or solid substance) to pulp or (of a material or solid substance) to be reduced to pulp 0
  • verb pulp to remove the pulp from (fruit) 0
  • noun pulp a soft, moist, formless mass that sticks together 0
  • noun pulp the soft, juicy part of a fruit 0
  • noun pulp the pith inside the stem of a plant 0
  • noun pulp the soft, sensitive tissue in the center of a tooth, including blood vessels, nerves, etc. 0
  • noun pulp a mixture of ground-up, moistened cellulose material, as wood, linen, rags, etc., from which paper is made 0
  • noun pulp ore ground to a powder and mixed with water 0
  • noun pulp a magazine printed on rough, inferior paper stock made from wood pulp, usually containing sensational stories of love, crime, etc. 0
  • adjective pulp of or characteristic of pulp magazines 0
  • verb transitive pulp to reduce to pulp 0
  • verb transitive pulp to remove the pulp from 0
  • intransitive verb pulp to become pulp 0
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