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]