- pulp
- [[t]pʌ̱lp[/t]]
pulps, pulping, pulped1) N-SING: also no det If an object is pressed into a pulp, it is crushed or beaten until it is soft, smooth, and wet.
The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.
2) N-SING: the N, also no det In fruit or vegetables, the pulp is the soft part inside the skin.Make maximum use of the whole fruit, including the pulp which is high in fibre.
3) N-UNCOUNT Wood pulp is material made from crushed wood. It is used to make paper.4) ADJ: ADJ n People refer to stories or novels as pulp fiction when they consider them to be of poor quality and intentionally shocking or sensational....lurid '50s pulp novels.
5) VERB: usu passive If paper, vegetables, or fruit are pulped, they are crushed into a smooth, wet paste.[be V-ed] Onions can be boiled and pulped to a puree.
[V-ed] ...creamed or pulped tomatoes.
6) VERB: usu passive 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.[be V-ed] 25 million pounds worth of five pound notes have been pulped because the designers made a mistake.
Syn:shredded7) PHRASE: V inflects If someone is beaten to a pulp or beaten to pulp, they are hit repeatedly until they are very badly injured.I tried to talk myself out of a fight and got beaten to a pulp instead by three other boys.
English dictionary. 2008.
