pulp

pulp¹ [pʌlp] n

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1¦(soft substance)¦

2¦(fruit/vegetable)¦

3¦(books/film etc)¦

4 beat somebody to a pulp

5¦(tooth)¦

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: pulpa 'flesh, pulp']

1.) ¦(SOFT SUBSTANCE)¦ [singular,U]

a very soft substance that is almost liquid, made by crushing plants, wood, vegetables etc

▪ Mash the bananas to a pulp .

▪ timber grown for wood pulp (=used for making paper)

▪ a soft pulp of leaves and mud

2.) ¦(FRUIT/VEGETABLE)¦[U]

the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable

▪ Halve the melon and scoop out the pulp.

3.) ¦(BOOKS/FILM ETC)¦[U]

AmE books, magazines, films etc that are badly written and that contain lots of sex, violence etc

▪ an ad in a pulp magazine

▪ pulp fiction

4.) beat sb to a pulp informal

to seriously injure someone by hitting them many times

5.) ¦(TOOTH)¦[U]

part of the inside of a tooth

>pulpy adj

▪ Cook slowly until soft and pulpy.

pulp ²

pulp² v [T]

1.) to beat or crush something until it becomes very soft and almost liquid

▪ pulped apples

2.) [usually passive]

to beat or hit someone's face or body very badly

▪ His body was pulped by the impact of the train.

3.) to make wood or old books and newspapers into paper

▪ wood pulping techniques

▪ Unsold novels are sent to be pulped.