'Pulp' definitions:
Definition of 'pulp'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" [syn: pulp, mush]
noun
A soft moist part of a fruit [syn: pulp, flesh]
noun
A mixture of cellulose fibers
noun
An inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper [syn: pulp, pulp magazine]
noun
The soft inner part of a tooth
verb
Remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
verb
Reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
Definition of 'Pulp'
From: GCIDE
- Pulp \Pulp\, n. [L. pulpa flesh, pith, pulp of fruit: cf. F. pulpe.] A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter. Specifically: (a) (Anat.) A tissue or part resembling pulp; especially, the soft, highly vascular and sensitive tissue which fills the central cavity, called the pulp cavity, of teeth. (b) (Bot.) The soft, succulent part of fruit; as, the pulp of a grape. (c) The exterior part of a coffee berry. --B. Edwards. (d) The material of which paper is made when ground up and suspended in water. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pulp'
From: GCIDE
- Pulp \Pulp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulping.]
- 1. To reduce to pulp. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of the pulp, or integument. [1913 Webster]
- The other mode is to pulp the coffee immediately as it comes from the tree. By a simple machine a man will pulp a bushel in a minute. --B. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pulp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- albumen,
- batter,
- bonnyclabber,
- bruise,
- butter,
- cataplasm,
- cheap,
- chew,
- clabber,
- cornstarch,
- cream,
- crush,
- curd,
- cushion,
- dental pulp,
- dough,
- ease,
- egg white,
- flesh,
- fluff,
- gaum,
- gel,
- gelatin,
- gentle,
- glair,
- glop,
- glue,
- gluten,
- goo,
- gook,
- goop,
- gruel,
- gumbo,
- gunk,
- heart,
- jam,
- jell,
- jelly,
- knead,
- laxate,
- levigate,
- limber,
- limber up,
- loblolly,
- loosen,
- lurid,
- macerate,
- marrow,
- mash,
- mass,
- massage,
- masticate,
- mellow,
- milden,
- molasses,
- mollify,
- mucilage,
- mucus,
- mush,
- pap,
- paper pulp,
- paste,
- pith,
- plaster,
- plump,
- porridge,
- poultice,
- pudding,
- pulp lead,
- pulpify,
- pulpwood,
- pulverize,
- puree,
- putty,
- rag pulp,
- relax,
- rob,
- sauce,
- semifluid,
- semiliquid,
- sensational,
- shake up,
- size,
- smash,
- soften,
- soften up,
- soup,
- sponge,
- squash,
- starch,
- sticky mess,
- subdue,
- sulfate pulp,
- sulfite pulp,
- supple,
- syrup,
- tenderize,
- tone down,
- trashy,
- treacle,
- triturate,
- tune down,
- white lead,
- wood pulp