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Vocabulary Entry
pulp
|noun • noun • noun • verb
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N
noun
A soft, wet, shapeless mass of material, often made from fruit, paper, or wood fibers.
Example Sentences
"The orange was crushed into pulp."
"The paper is made from wood pulp."
"She fed the pulp into the machine."
N
noun
The soft inner part of a fruit or vegetable.
Example Sentences
"The pulp of the mango was very sweet."
"He scraped out the pulp with a spoon."
"The pulp was smooth and juicy."
N
noun
Cheap, sensational writing or entertainment.
Example Sentences
"The novel was dismissed as pulp."
"He preferred classic literature to pulp."
"The magazine was pure pulp."
V
verb
To crush or mash into a soft mass.
Example Sentences
"She pulped the tomatoes for sauce."
"The fruit was pulped in a blender."
"They pulped the berries quickly."