pulp
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matterA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.: A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
» They beat the dog to a pulp.
Они били собаку до полусмерти.
Meaning
8 sensesA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
(uncountable, usually)A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
a mixture of cellulose fibers
(uncountable, usually)A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
Pulpa, Vlies, Zellstoff
пу́льпаpúlʹpa, пу́льпаpúlʹpa
(uncountable, usually)A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
(uncountable, usually)The soft center of a fruit.
Fruchtfleisch, Fleisch, Fruchtinnere
мя́котьmjákotʹ
a soft moist part of a fruit
(uncountable, usually)The soft center of a tooth.
Pulpa
пу́льпаpúlʹpa
the soft inner part of a tooth
(uncountable, usually)The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
(uncountable, usually)The very soft tissue in the spleen.
any soft or soggy mass
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
Boulevardpresse, Boulevard, Regenbogenpresse
бульварная прессаbulʹvarnaja pressa
an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
Examples
21 sentencesThey beat the dog to a pulp.
ruОни били собаку до полусмерти.
Tom was beaten to a pulp.
ruТома зверски избили.
Tom was beat to a pulp by his father.
ruТом был избит до полусмерти своим отцом.
deTom wurde von seinem Vater krankenhausreif geschlagen.
I prefer orange juice without pulp.
ruЯ предпочитаю апельсиновый сок без мякоти.
Sami beat the guy to a pulp.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.
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Forms
plural: pulps| Singular | pulp |
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uncountable
Synonyms
7 synonyms- an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper:pulp magazine
- any soft or soggy mass:mush
- a soft moist part of a fruit:flesh
Word family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable