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Definition of pulp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pulp

noun
 
/pʌlp/
 
/pʌlp/
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  1. [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.
  2. [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
  3. [uncountable] the soft part inside some fruit and vegetables synonym flesh
    • Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar.
  4. (especially in noun compounds) writing that is of poor quality but popular and often sensational
    • a writer of pulp sci-fi
  5. [uncountable] (anatomy) the soft, sensitive tissue in the inside of a toothTopics Bodyc2
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
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