PULP

Pronunciation (US):

• PULP (noun)
  The noun PULP has 5 senses:

1. any soft or soggy mass
2. a soft moist part of a fruit
3. a mixture of cellulose fibers
4. an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
5. the soft inner part of a tooth

  Familiarity information: PULP used as a noun is common.

• PULP (verb)
  The verb PULP has 2 senses:

1. remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
2. reduce to pulp

  Familiarity information: PULP used as a verb is rare.

• PULP (noun)

Meaning:

Any soft or soggy mass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

mush; pulp

Context example:

he pounded it to a pulp

Hypernyms ("pulp" is a kind of...):

mass (a body of matter without definite shape)

Meaning:

A soft moist part of a fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pulp; flesh

Hypernyms ("pulp" is a kind of...):

plant tissue (the tissue of a plant)

Meronyms (substance of "pulp"):

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)

Meaning:

A mixture of cellulose fibers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pulp" is a kind of...):

cellulose (a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pulp"):

bagasse (the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants)

wood pulp (wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper))

Meaning:

An inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pulp magazine; pulp

Hypernyms ("pulp" is a kind of...):

mag; magazine (a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it)

Meaning:

The soft inner part of a tooth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pulp" is a kind of...):

vascular structure (a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels)

Holonyms ("pulp" is a part of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

• PULP (verb)

Meaning:

Remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pulp" is one way to...):

take out (remove something from a container or an enclosed space)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Reduce to pulp

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context examples:

pulp fruit / pulp wood

Hypernyms (to "pulp" is one way to...):

bray; comminute; crunch; grind; mash (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something