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pulp

[ puhlp ]

noun

  1. the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
  2. the pith of the stem of a plant.
  3. a soft or fleshy part of an animal body.
  4. 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.
  5. any soft, moist, slightly cohering mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper.
  6. 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 slick ( def 9 ).
  7. Mining.
    1. ore pulverized and mixed with water.
    2. dry crushed ore.


verb (used with object)

  1. to reduce to pulp.
  2. to reduce (printed papers, books, etc.) to pulp for use in making new paper.
  3. to remove the pulp from.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become reduced to pulp.

pulp

/ ±èÊŒ±ô±è /

noun

  1. soft or fleshy plant tissue, such as the succulent part of a fleshy fruit
  2. a moist mixture of cellulose fibres, as obtained from wood, from which paper is made
    1. a magazine or book containing trite or sensational material, and usually printed on cheap rough paper
    2. ( as modifier )

      a pulp novel

  3. dentistry the soft innermost part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels
  4. any soft soggy mass or substance
  5. mining pulverized ore, esp when mixed with water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to reduce (a material or solid substance) to pulp or (of a material or solid substance) to be reduced to pulp
  2. tr to remove the pulp from (fruit)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pulp

/ ±èÅ­±ô±è /

  1. The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.
  2. The soft moist part of a fruit, especially a drupe or pome.
  3. The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.

pulp

  1. The soft tissue, containing blood vessels and nerves , that makes up the interior of the tooth .
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è³Ü±ô±è±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è³Ü±ô±èİù noun
  • ±è³Ü±ô±èl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ±è³Ü±ô±èl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • »å±ð·±è³Ü±ô±è verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è³Ü±ô±è±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulp1

1555–65; earlier pulpe < Latin pulpa flesh, pulp of fruit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulp1

C16: from Latin pulpa
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Otherwise, these interconnected plots are rousing pulp fictions — the Quentin Tarantino film is an obvious inspiration.

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Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.

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When they capture a crawler, Ylfa cuts off its tail and throws it in a NutriBullet, blending it to a pulp before popping a finger into the mixture to give it a taste.

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Police officers discovered ricin pulp and a copy of an al-Qaeda manual at Rudakubana's house, but did not find any clear ideological reason for his attack, so did not classify it as terrorism.

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“Black Doves†is set in a pulp fiction version of England where everyone is hiding something and no one fully trusts anybody — a place where information is currency and people survive on guile.

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