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pulp


pulp [pulp pulps pulped pulping] noun, verb, adjective BrE [pʌlp] NAmE [pʌlp]
noun
1. singular, uncountable a soft wet substance that is made especially by crushing sth
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).
2. uncountable a soft substance that is made by crushing wood, cloth or other material and then used to make paper
paper/wood pulp
3. uncountable the soft part inside some fruit and vegetables
Syn: flesh
Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar.

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

Example Bank:
Reduce the berries to a pulp.
Derived Word:pulpy
 
verb ~ sth
to crush or beat sth so that it becomes soft and wet
Unsold copies of the novel had to be pulped.
pulped fruit
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
 
adjective only before noun (of books, magazines, etc.)
badly written and often intended to shock people
pulp fiction

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

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