Meaning of the word pulp in English

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pulp

US /pʌlp/

UK /pʌlp/

a soft, wet, shapeless mass of material

Example:

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The fruit was crushed into a sticky pulp.

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After the accident, the car was reduced to a twisted pulp.

Synonym:

mash paste mush slurry puree

a type of cheap, mass-produced fiction, typically printed on inexpensive paper

Example:

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He enjoyed reading old pulp magazines.

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The movie was based on a classic pulp novel.

Synonym:

trashy fiction dime novel potboiler

reduce (something) to a soft, wet, shapeless mass

Example:

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The machine will pulp the old newspapers for recycling.

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The blender can quickly pulp fruits and vegetables.

Synonym:

mash crush grind puree liquidize

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pulp fiction