pulp
UK/pʌlp/US/pʊlp/
pulp noun: a mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
Noun
pulp (usually uncountable, plural pulps)
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
- The soft center of a fruit.
- These sources do not, however, state why the drink is called lambswool. The name comes from the way the apples are roasted until they split open, and their pulp froths over the skin; this is used to float on top of the bowl of drink.2024 September 6, Ceri Sullivan, “Shakespeare’s Will, Lambswool, and Puck’s Joke”, in Notes and Queries, volume 71, number 4, Oxford University Press, →DOI, page 406
- Synonyms:
- fruitflesh
- The soft center of a tooth.
- The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
- Synonyms:
- palp
- The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
- The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy was a commodity during that somber decade: Americans paid money to forget their troubles, and the pulps were willing to sell.1983, Gary Hoppenstand, Ray Broadus Browne, The Defective Detective in the Pulps, page 2
- The fledgling comics business was a sweatshop trade for creative hopefuls too inexperienced, too socially ill-equipped, or, more often, too minimally talented for the established avenues of hackdom, the pulps and commercial art.2009, David Hajdu, Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture
Verb
pulp (third-person singular simple present pulps, present participle pulping, simple past and past participle pulped)
- To make or be made into pulp.
- To beat to a pulp.
- To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
Adjective
pulp (comparative more pulp, superlative most pulp)
- Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
- The Nightwing annual had what felt like a very 'pulp-ish' plot, and the Superman annual was great, with a very pulp plot and a^([sic]) incredible Doc Savage tribute cover.1997 July 22, Eric Gimlin, “Re: Annual theme '98”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet), message-ID <33D504B4.105@swbell.net>
- Rather than Asimov I might suggest Stanley Weinbaum (since he died young and early in his career, he is far more "pulp" than Asimov - and remarkably readable - there is a LANCER collection of some of his short stories).2003 January 3, Mark Wheatley, “Re: PULP 2003 READING”, in alt.pulp (Usenet), message-ID <3E159FC7.70409@insightstudiosgroup.com>
pulp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pulp in Hindi
- soft, moist mass
- गूदा gūdā
- mass of which paper is produced
- गूदा gūdā
- center of a fruit
- गूदा gūdā
- center of a tooth
- गूदा gūdā
pulp in Tamil
- கூழாக்கு, கூழ், நசுக்கு, தாவரத் திசுக்கூழ், பற்கூழ், விலங்குத் திசுக்கூழ்
pulp in Marathi
- पल्प, पल्प करण्यासाठी
pulp in Urdu
- گودا, گودہ
More languagesFewer languages
- pulp in Bengali
- ফলের মজ্জা, পাল্প, নরম পদার্থ
- pulp in Telugu
- గుజ్జు, పల్ప్
- pulp in Malayalam
- മജ്ജ, ദശ, കുഴമ്പ്, മാംസള ഭാഗം
- pulp in Kannada
- ದುದ್ದು, ಕುಸುರು, ತಿರುಳು, ತಿರುಳ್
- pulp in Punjabi
- ਮਿੱਝ, ਪਲੱਪ
- pulp in Gujarati
- પલ્પ, પલ્પ કરવા માટે, પલ્પ કરવા
- pulp in Assamese
- শাহ xah
- pulp in Nepali
- पल्प, गूदा, पल्प गर्न
- pulp in Tagalog
- sapal
Examples of pulp in a sentence
- She gafiated the moment she first picked up a pulp magazine.
- His face was beaten to a pulp.
- All NBSK pulps have long fibers, and their inclusion in the paper furnish is often for structure.
Synonyms of pulp
Forms of pulp
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pulps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pulps |
| present participle | pulping |
| past participle | pulped |
| past | pulped |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more pulp |
| superlative | most pulp |
Origin of pulp
From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.
Words formed from pulp
- beat to a pulp
- kraft pulp
- pulpaceous
- pulpal
- pulpament
- pulpboard
- pulp cavity
- pulp chamber
- pulpectomy
- pulp engine
- pulp fiction
- pulpification
- pulpify
- pulpily
- pulpitis
- pulpless
- pulplike
- pulp mill
- pulpotomy
- pulpous
- pulpsmith
- pulpwood
- pulpy
- red pulp
- soda pulp
- splenic pulp
- wood-pulp
- wood pulp
- pulpability
- pulpable
- pulper
- repulp
- unpulped
Phrases with pulp
Words that rhyme with pulp
Questions about pulp
- What does pulp mean?
- Pulp means a mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- What is pulp in Hindi?
- Pulp in Hindi is गूदा (gūdā). See Pulp meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pulp?
- Pulp can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pulp?
- Pulp is pronounced /pʌlp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pulp?
- The plural of pulp is pulps.
Words near pulp in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pulp (page history and authors); pulp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pulp (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pulp (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pulp (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pulp (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pulp (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pulp (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pulp (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pulp (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pulp (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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