pulp

Pronunciation

• (UK) (AU) IPA ^(key): /pʌlp/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pʊlp/ or /pʌlp/

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Noun

Singular pulp

Plural pulps

1. (uncountable) The pulp is the part of a fruit that is soft and edible.
2. (uncountable) Pulp can be any soft, thick, wet mass.
3. (uncountable) Wood pulp is wood fibres that are shredded, crushed and mixed with water.
4. By extension, popular literature printed on rough paper: pulp fiction.

Usage

Even though pulp is not countable, it is sometimes used with a, for example:

• The police beat him to a pulp.