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pulley n. sheave, block: The rope is run through a system of pulleys,
called a tackle, for lifting weights.
pulp n. 1 marrow, pith, heart, soft part, flesh: After removing the
seeds, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and mix into the pulp. 2
mush, paste, mash, pap, pomace, mass, Technical triturate:
Water is added to the waste paper, which the machines then
reduce to a pulp.
--v. 3 mash, squash, pulverize, Technical levigate, triturate:
The entire print run of the book was pulped after she threatened
to sue the publishers.
--adj. 4 lurid, sensational, trashy, cheap: What he considers
great literature you would call pulp fiction.
pulsate v. beat, pulse, throb, pound, thrum, drum, thump, thud,
reverberate, hammer, palpitate, vibrate; oscillate, quiver:
Throughout the voyage, I could feel the ship's engines
pulsating.
pulse n. 1 beat, beating, throb, throbbing, pulsing, pulsating,
pulsation, pounding, thrumming, drumming, thumping, thudding,
reverberation, reverberating, hammering, palpitation,
palpitating, vibration, vibrating: The pulse of the jungle
drums became louder and faster.
--v. 2 See pulsate, above.
pulverize v. 1 powder, comminute, grind, crush, mill, granulate, crumble,
break up, bray, pound, Technical triturate, levigate: This
machine pulverizes the rock, after which the binding agents are
added. 2 devastate, destroy, demolish, crush, smash, shatter,
ruin, wreck, annihilate: The four battalions were pulverized in
the attack.
pump v. 1 send, force, deliver, push: The heart pumps blood around
the body. 2 interrogate, question, examine, cross-examine,
quiz, probe, Colloq grill, give (someone) the third degree:
They pumped her for hours, but she told them nothing about my
whereabouts. 3 pump out. pump dry or empty, empty, drain, bail
out, draw or drive or force out, siphon (out): After the flood
it took two days to pump out my basement. 4 pump up. a