adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/pʌlp/
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US:/pʊlp/
US:/pʌlp/
Northern-England:/pʊlp/
rhymes with -ʌlp
rhymes with -ʊlp
CMU ARPABET:P AH1 L P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
The soft center of a fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fruitflesh
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
The soft center of a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palp
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
The very soft tissue in the spleen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
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10
verb
Meaning 10
To make or be made into pulp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
Meaning 11
To beat to a pulp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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13
noun
Meaning 13
the soft inner part of a tooth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vascular structure
14
noun
Meaning 14
an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pulp magazine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magazine, mag
15
noun
Meaning 15
any soft or soggy mass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he pounded it to a pulp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mush
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mass
16
noun
Meaning 16
a soft moist part of a fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flesh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant tissue
17
noun
Meaning 17
a mixture of cellulose fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.