PULP


Meaning of PULP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pʌlp ]

n. & v. --n. 1 the soft fleshy part of fruit etc. 2 any soft thick wet mass. 3 a soft shapeless mass derived from rags, wood, etc., used in paper-making. 4 (often attrib.) poor quality (often sensational) writing orig. printed on rough paper (pulp fiction). 5 vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth. 6 Mining pulverized ore mixed with water. --v. 1 tr. reduce to pulp. 2 tr. withdraw (a publication) from the market, usu. recycling the paper. 3 tr. remove pulp from. 4 intr. become pulp. øøpulper n. pulpless adj. pulpy adj. pulpiness n. [L pulpa]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.