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pulp

/pʊlp/noun, verb1 syllable

Pulp means: any soft or soggy mass.

Synonyms for pulp9

noun, as in any soft or soggy mass

mush

noun, as in a soft moist part of a fruit

noun, as in an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper

pulp magazine

also used for pulp

fruitflesh, palp, mash, pomace, pulpish, pulpy

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What does pulp mean?7

noun

1

any soft or soggy mass“he pounded it to a pulp”

2

a soft moist part of a fruit

3

an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper

4

a mixture of cellulose fibers

5

the soft inner part of a tooth

verb

1

remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

2

reduce to pulp“pulp fruit”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pulp in a sentence

  • You sat there and watched me being beaten to a pulp.celeriac
  • I don't like juice with pulp or seeds.BRyeO12
  • The hornet chewed the bark to make wood pulp and build its nest.Amastan
  • A police officer beat him to a pulp.Nuel
  • Remove the pulp from the grapefruits and oranges in the manner previously explained.Cangarejo
  • What consequences can result from inflammation of the dental pulp?Miktsoanit
  • She has an inflammation of the dental pulp.rul
  • Soda ash is used to produce glass, cosmetics, detergent, paper pulp and other industrial goods.Cangarejo

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Forms of pulp

as a noun

plural
pulps

as a verb

past tense
pulped
present participle
pulping
third-person singular
pulps
past participle
pulped