any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"
Used in a Sentence
pulp
How to use pulp in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pulp.
Editorial note
Growing trees to make them into timber, pulp, etc.
Examples10
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pulp gathered in one view.
a soft moist part of a fruit
a mixture of cellulose fibers
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pulp.
noun
any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"
See also: mush
noun
a soft moist part of a fruit
See also: flesh
noun
a mixture of cellulose fibers
noun
an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
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"
Example sentences
Growing trees to make them into timber, pulp, etc.
I still love me some pulp fiction and trashy pop music.
Some choose to produce a less bitter juice, or sweeter, or more pulp.
If you're a paper company, the cheapest way to get wood pulp is to grow and harvest your own forests.
There's no need to stay put at a place that sucks for you and that slowly boils your brain to pulp just because some old guy on HN did his time, too.
Just because we didn't get the future that star trek and pulp 60's sci-fi promised us doesn't mean we collectively screwed up somehow.
> getting ready to put in the seismic dampeners for the base layer of the Tokamak structureI love that this sentence sounds like 50s pulp scifi.
Besides being a wonderful writer of pulp fiction, she is a worthless thinker and an absolute unabashed crazy person.
Can't tell if you're joking, but pretty sure Oppenheimer quoted the Bhagavad Gita, not the pulp fiction book from which your quote originates.
It’s true, code is typically less linear than a pulp novel, but other types of literature are also involved, with layered meanings, which must be examined carefully, with reference material handy, and lots of flipping back and forth between sections.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pulp in a sentence?
Growing trees to make them into timber, pulp, etc.
What does pulp mean?
any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"
What part of speech is pulp?
pulp is commonly used as noun, verb.