Pulp - English meaning

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

noun

The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.

Usage examples:

The mule uttered its insane bray

verb

(of a donkey or mule) utter a bray.

Usage examples:

The donkey brayed and kicked

verb

Pound or crush (something) to small pieces, typically with a pestle and mortar.

Usage examples:

The kernels of this fruit the arabs bray in a mortar

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Usage examples:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Usage examples:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Usage examples:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

noun

The thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient.

Usage examples:

Strawberries and cream

verb

Work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste.

Usage examples:

You cream the butter first and then add the egg yolks

verb

Defeat (someone) heavily in a sporting contest.

Usage examples:

On paper, england should have creamed scotland

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

Any thick liquid or sticky substance

noun

Sticky and amorphous matter, typically something unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A cup of vile green glop

verb

Transfer (a sloppy or sticky substance) to a container.

Usage examples:

Glop 2 gallons of premixed compound into a bucket

noun

A sticky, thick substance, such as food, that appears unpleasant

Usage examples:

I can’t believe they served us this glop.

noun

A sticky or slimy substance.

Usage examples:

He tipped the grayish goo from the test tube

noun

A thick, sticky substance

Usage examples:

Mudslides left goo all over the highway.

noun

A foreigner, especially a person of se asian descent.

noun

A sloppy wet or viscous substance.

Usage examples:

All that gook she kept putting on her face

verb

Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun

A crushing or grating sound or motion.

Usage examples:

The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

adjective

(of art, objects, or design) considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

Kitschy souvenir shops

adjective

Connected with art, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false, but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny

Usage examples:

A kitschy gilt-framed mirror, the room was decorated in a cheerfully kitschy style.

verb

Make or become liquid.

Usage examples:

The minimum pressure required to liquefy a gas

verb

To become or make something liquid

Usage examples:

[ i ] gases liquefy under pressure.

verb

Convert (solid food) into a liquid or puree, typically by using a liquidizer.

Usage examples:

Liquidize the soup until quite smooth

verb

To change food into a thick liquid using a blender (= electric machine with blades that turn very quickly)

adjective

Unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.

Usage examples:

Lurid food colourings

adjective

Shocking because involving violence or sex

Usage examples:

She told me all the lurid details of her divorce.

verb

(especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.

Usage examples:

Macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar

verb

To leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft, or to become soft in this way

Usage examples:

Mix together all the ingredients and leave them to macerate in the fridge overnight.

verb

Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.

Usage examples:

The car was mangled almost beyond recognition

noun

A machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.

Usage examples:

‘if i wasn't at school, i had to turn the handle on the mangle while mum put the sheets through,’ p…

verb

Press or squeeze with a mangle.

Usage examples:

The hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a h…

verb

Reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Mash the beans to a paste

noun

A soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid.

Usage examples:

Pound the garlic to a mash

noun

Compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

noun

A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.

Usage examples:

She made a mess of the kitchen

verb

Make untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

noun

A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.

Usage examples:

At mills or bakeries, barley flour can be added to flours from other grains for baking.

verb

Grind (something) in a mill.

Usage examples:

Hard wheats are easily milled into white flour

noun

A monetary unit used only in calculations, worth one thousandth of a dollar.

Usage examples:

A thick paper (and later a lightweight metal) coin with a round hole in the center, the mill was wo…

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

Usage examples:

Use a food processor to mince the lamb

noun

Minced meat, especially beef.

Usage examples:

Stir in the mince and fry until browned

verb

To cut food into very small pieces

Usage examples:

Mince the onion and sauté it in butter., minced garlic/onions/parsley

noun

Material (such as decaying leaves, bark, or compost) spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.

Usage examples:

Cover with shredded bark mulch, straw, hay or evergreen boughs to protect them over the winter.

verb

Treat or cover with mulch.

Usage examples:

The perennials have been cut back and mulched

noun

A covering, esp. of decaying leaves, grass, or plant material, used to keep water in the earth near plants or to protect them from weeds (= unwanted plants)

noun

A soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

Red lentils cook quickly and soon turn to mush

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

I reached over to his plate with my spoon and mushed together his pie with slice of flan

exclamation

A command urging on dogs pulling a sled during a journey across snow.

noun

Bland soft or semi-liquid food such as that suitable for babies or invalids.

Usage examples:

A trayful of tasteless pap

adjective

(of food) lacking flavour and firmness.

Usage examples:

The apple is so pap i won't eat it

noun

A woman's breast or nipple.

Usage examples:

And how else did you think i came to you with my paps full of milk, when you were first a babe?

noun

A thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid.

Usage examples:

Blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste

verb

Coat with paste.

Usage examples:

When coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric

noun

A thick, wet substance used for sticking things together, or any soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid

Usage examples:

Use paste, glue, or tape to attach the pictures., tomato paste, she pasted a heart onto the valenti…

noun

(especially in cider-making) the pulpy residue remaining after fruit has been crushed in order to extract its juice.

Usage examples:

Control is difficult, and includes destruction of breeding places, such as piles of rejected fruit …

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

verb

To reduce to powder; to pulverize. also without object: to become powdery; to crumble.

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

noun

A smooth cream of liquidized or crushed fruit or vegetables.

Usage examples:

Tomato puree

verb

Make a puree of (fruit or vegetables).

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through the sieve

verb

To crush food into a thick, soft sauce

Usage examples:

Puree the bananas thoroughly in a blender., [ u ] add two tablespoons of tomato puree.

adjective

Of poor quality and little value.

Usage examples:

Rubbishy reality tv shows

adjective

Causing great public interest and excitement.

Usage examples:

A sensational murder trial

adjective

Very exciting, or extremely good

Usage examples:

She was absolutely sensational in that movie., readers love sensational crime stories.

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Usage examples:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

noun

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

Usage examples:

Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

noun

A semi-liquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water.

Usage examples:

Clay slurry

noun

A mixture of water and small pieces of a solid, especially such a mixture used in an industrial or farming process

noun

Partially melted snow or ice.

Usage examples:

The snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters

verb

Make a squelching or splashing sound.

Usage examples:

There was water slushing around in the galley

noun

Snow or ice that has started to melt

Usage examples:

The city’s streets were covered with dirty, gray slush., slushy snow can be very slippery.

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Make or become soft or softer.

Usage examples:

Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin

verb

To become gentle, or to make something less forceful or loud

Usage examples:

[ t ] he made an effort to soften his tone., congress will move to soften the law’s impact., [ i ] …

verb

If demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down

Usage examples:

Share prices softened with continued worries about the country's economic recovery., although deman…

verb

Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.

Usage examples:

Wash and squash the cans before depositing them

noun

A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Usage examples:

It was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind

noun

An edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

There's much more beta carotene in traditional crops, from leafy green vegetables to squashes, melo…

verb

Wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it.

Usage examples:

I swilled out the mug

noun

Kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.

Usage examples:

Government yesterday also placed an immediate ban on swill (kitchen refuse) bought from ships after…

verb

To drink something, usually alcohol, in large amounts

adjective

(of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel.

Usage examples:

The paint was still tacky

adjective

Showing poor taste and quality.

Usage examples:

Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts

adjective

(of a substance) sticky

Usage examples:

I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint., she reads those tacky romance novels.

adjective

Lacking flavour.

Usage examples:

The vegetables were watery and tasteless

adjective

Showing such bad judgment as to be offensive

Usage examples:

They received hundreds of complaints after he told a tasteless joke on tv., the soup was watery and…

adjective

(especially of items of popular culture) of poor quality.

Usage examples:

Trashy novels and formulaic movies

adjective

Worthless, or of low quality

Usage examples:

Trashy romance novels

verb

Grind to a fine powder.

Usage examples:

Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose