pulp

noun

/pʌlp/

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[singular, uncountable] a soft wet substance that is made especially by pressing hard on something
- Cook the fruit gently until it forms a pulp.
- Mash the beans to a pulp.
- His face had been beaten to a pulp (= very badly beaten).
- Reduce the berries to a pulp.
[uncountable] a soft substance that is made by pressing hard on wood, cloth or other material that is mixed with water and chemicals, and that is then used to make paper
- paper/wood pulp
[uncountable] the soft part inside some fruit and vegetables synonym flesh
- Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar.
(especially in noun compounds) writing that is of poor quality but popular and often sensational
- a writer of pulp fiction

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

verb

/pʌlp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pulp	/pʌlp/ /pʌlp/
he / she / it pulps	/pʌlps/ /pʌlps/
past simple pulped	/pʌlpt/ /pʌlpt/
past participle pulped	/pʌlpt/ /pʌlpt/
-ing form pulping	/ˈpʌlpɪŋ/ /ˈpʌlpɪŋ/

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pulp something to press hard on or beat something so that it becomes soft and wet
- Unsold copies of the novel had to be pulped.
- pulped fruit
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

Pulp

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a British pop group formed in 1981 and led by the singer Jarvis Cocker. The group's songs are often about the experiences and problems of ordinary life, and they include Do You Remember the First Time? (1994) and Common People (1995).

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