(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If an object is pressed into a ~, it is crushed or beaten until it is soft, smooth, and wet.
The olives are crushed to a ~ by stone rollers.
N-SING: also no det
2.
In fruit or vegetables, the ~ is the soft part inside the skin.
Make maximum use of the whole fruit, including the ~ which is high in fibre.
N-SING: the N, also no det
3.
Wood ~ is material made from crushed wood. It is used to make paper.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
People refer to stories or novels as ~ fiction when they consider them to be of poor quality and intentionally shocking or sensational.
...lurid ’50s ~ novels.
ADJ: ADJ n
5.
If paper, vegetables, or fruit are ~ed, they are crushed into a smooth, wet paste.
Onions can be boiled and ~ed to a puree.
...creamed or ~ed tomatoes.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
6.
If money or documents are ~ed, they are destroyed. This is done to stop the money being used or to stop the documents being seen by the public.
25 million pounds worth of five pound notes have been ~ed because the designers made a mistake.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
7.
If someone is beaten to a ~ or beaten to ~, they are hit repeatedly until they are very badly injured.
PHRASE: V inflects