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pulp
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pulp  (plp)
n.
1. A soft moist shapeless mass of matter.
2. The soft moist part of fruit.
3. A mass of pressed vegetable matter: apple pulp.
4. The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.
5. A mixture of cellulose material, such as wood, paper, and rags, ground up and moistened to make paper.
6. The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.
7. A mixture of crushed ore and water.
8. A publication, such as a magazine or book, containing lurid subject matter.
v. pulped, pulp·ing, pulps
v.tr.
1. To reduce to pulp. See Synonyms at crush.
2. To remove the pulp from.
v.intr.
To be reduced to a pulpy consistency.

[Middle English, from Latin pulpa, fleshy parts of the body, fruit pulp.]

pulpi·ness n.
pulpous (plps), pulpy adj.

pulp
Noun
1. a soft wet substance made from matter which has been crushed or beaten: mash the strawberries to a pulp
2. the soft fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable: halve the tomatoes then scoop the seeds and pulp into a bowl
3. printed or recorded material with little depth or designed to shock: pulp fiction, a tape player churned out disco pulp
Verb
to reduce a material to pulp: he began to pulp the orange in his fingers [Latin pulpa]
pulpy adj

pulp  (plp)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pulppulp - any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"
mass - a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"
2.pulp - a soft moist part of a fruit
plant tissue - the tissue of a plant
parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
3.pulp - a mixture of cellulose fibers
bagasse - the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
cellulose - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
wood pulp - wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)
4.pulp - an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
5.pulp - the soft inner part of a tooth
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
vascular structure - a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
Verb1.pulp - remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
take out - remove something from a container or an enclosed space
2.pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
comminute, bray, mash, crunch, grind - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

pulp
noun 2. flesh, meat, marrow, soft part
modifier 3. cheap, sensational, lurid, mushy (informal) trashy, rubbishy
Translations

pulp [pʌlp] n [of fruit] → pulpa;
(for paper) → pasta;
(pej) (also: pulp magazines etc) → prensa amarilla;
to reduce sth to pulp → hacer algo papilla
pulp [pʌlp] n [of fruit] → pulpe f;
(for paper) → pâte f à papier;
(pej) (also: pulp magazines etc) → presse f à sensation or de bas étage;
to reduce sth to (a) pulp → réduire qch en purée
pulp [pʌlp] n [of fruit] → Fruchtfleisch nt;
(for paper) → (Papier)brei m;
(Liter) (pej) → Schund m
adj (pej) [magazine, novel] → Schund-;
to reduce sth to a pulp → etw zu Brei machen
pulp [pʌlp] n [of fruit] → polpa;
(for paper) → pasta per carta (= magazines, books); stampa di qualità e di tono scadenti;
to reduce sth to pulp → spappolare qc

pulp
n pulp [palp]
1 the soft, fleshy part of a fruit. vleesلُبмесo на плодdužinakøddas Fruchtfleischσάρκα φρούτουpulpaviljalihaگوشتhedelmälihapulpeצִיפָּהगूदाgyümölcspépdaging buahaldinkjötpolpa果肉(복숭아 등의 연한) 과육(果肉)minkštimasmīkstumsisivruchtvleesfruktkjøttmiąższpolpapulpăмякотьdužinamesopulpfruktköttเนื้อผลไม้etli kısım果肉м'якуш плодуگودا، مغزcùi trái cây
2 a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made wood-pulp.pulpعَجينَة الوَرَقдървесинна кашаdrť, dřevovinamasse; -masseder Zellstoffπολτόςpulpa, pasta(puidu)massخمیرmassapulpeעִיסָהगूदा मज्जाpépbubur kayu(trjá)kvoðapolpa, pastaパルプ펄프masė, pulpa, tyrėpulpa; [] masapulpapulp(tre)massemiazgapastapastă (de lemn)пульпаdrvinapulpakašamassaเนื้อไม้kâğıt hamuru紙漿м'яка безформна масаکاغذ بنانے کا ماواbột giấy纸浆
v
to make into pulp The fruit was pulped and bottled.verpulpيُحَوِّل إلى عجينَهправя на кашаoloupat a odpeckovatmosein Brei verwandelnπολτοποιώreducir a pulpa, hacer pasta/pulpapudrustamaگوشت میوه را جدا کردن؛ خمیر کردنsoseuttaaréduire en pulpeלַעֲשוֹת עִיסָהलुगदी बनानाpépesítmenjadikan buburmerja (í mauk)spappolare, ridurre in polpaパルプ化する...을 펄프가 되게 하다; 걸쭉하게 만들다pertrintipārstrādāt masāmengambil isitot moes makenmose, knuseprzecieraćesmagara transforma în pastăпревращать в мякотьrozdrviť, rozomlieťzmehčati v kašopretvoriti u kašumosa, krossaทำให้เป็นเนื้อlâpa/hamur yapmak把...製成漿перетворювати на м'яку масуگودا نکالنا، گودا بناناnghiền nhão; lấy phần ruột...
adj ˈpulpy
of or like pulp. pulpagtigلُبّي، شبيه باللُبкашкавdužnatýmosetbreiigπολτώδηςpulposopudrutaolineخمیریmöyheäpulpeuxצִיפָּתִיगूदेदारpépszerűseperti buburmaukkenndurpolposoパルプ状の펄프 (모양)의minkštas, tirštasmīksts; gaļīgsspt pulpapulpachtigkjøttfull, grøtaktigpapkowatypolposocărnosмясистый; сочныйdužinatýkašastnalik pulpulös, mjuk, mosigเหมือนเนื้อไม้อ่อนetli漿狀的м'який; м'ясистийگدارا، گودے سے متعلقmềm nhão; có nhiều ruột

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