upper part of the body,
with long sleeves and no buttons H771 jumper, sweater
'pull tab noun (NAmE) = ring pull pul-lu-late /'pAljuleit/ verb [V] (formal) 1 to breed or spread
quickly Aitlf ifc 2 to be full of
life or
activity %► pul lu lat
ing adj.: a pullulating mass of people
jpc [ft AH 'pull-up
(also
'chin-up
especially
in NAmE) noun [usually pt.I an exercise in
which you hold onto a high bar above your head and pull yourself up towards it ( #-
Iljgzf ) — picture o page R27 pul mon-ary /'pAlmanari; NAmE
-neri/
adj.
[only before noun] (medical
E) connected with the
lungs liflft;
ift;
ArJirfrAM
pulp /pAlp/ noun, verb, adj.
noun 1 [sing., U] a soft wet substance
that is made especially by crushing sth 2k
A : Cook
the fruit gently until it forms a pulp, H X o His face had
been beaten
to a pulp (= very badly beaten). IflftHa® fj # # B ^ o 2 [U] a soft substance that
is made by crushing wood, cloth or other material and then used to make paper ■. paper/wood pulp 3 [U]
the soft part inside some
fruit and vegetables (
W ft
BHZI
flesh ► pulpy adj. ■. Cook the
fruit slowly until soft and pulpy.
HfiAo
m verb [VN] to crush or beat
sth so that it becomes soft and wet # • ■ • JA : Unsold copies of the novel had to
be pulped. 0 pulped fruit
uadj. [only
before noun] (of books, magazines, etc. -fifij^) badly written and
often intended to shock people ffifi]
mjsw.;
it«$ift: puipfiction mumm.
pul-pit /’pulpit/ noun
a
small platform in a church that is like a box and is high above the ground,
where a priest, etc. stands to speak to the people ( tfc'il^lft )
Anm
pul sar /’pAlsa:(r)/ noun (astronomy
A)
a star that cannot be seen but that sends out regular rapid radio signals Mlf
It — compare quasar
pul-sate /pAl’seit; NAmE
’pAlseit/
verb [V] 1 to make strong
regular movements or sounds AF ) ; iftAlSzf; pulsating rhythms
0 a
pulsating headache |% W [ft li O Lights were pulsating in the sky.,jA^^,lA#$}%* 2 ~ (with sth) to be full of
excitement or energy i& fj ) 0H3 buzz : a pulsating game ^ A
0
The streets were pulsating with life. % ± & Uliij I# 0 ► pul sa tion /pAl’seiJn/ noun
[c,
U]
pulse /paIs/ noun, verb
b noun 1 [usually sing.] the regular beat of
blood as it is sent around the body, that can be felt in different places,
especially on the inside part of the wrist; the number of times the blood beats
in a minute Ml#; M ^: a strong/weak
pulse P
M I# 0 an abnormally high pulse rate 0 The doctor took/felt my
pulse. / lETMo 0 Fear sent her pulse
racing (= made it beat very
quickly). z#p 2
a strong regular beat in music ’$£ Si (ft s' ffc "W tfi HU rhythm: the throbbing pulse of the drums lAfAIS 3>J ift F 3
a single short increase in the amount of light, sound or electricity produced
by a machine, etc. M : pulse waves M I# ifc o sound pulses p ft It 4 pulses
[pi ] the seeds of some
plants that are eaten as food, such as peas
and lentils SA
fTSTTCl see finger n.
u verb [V] 1 to move, beat or
flow with strong regular movements or sounds l#3/); ©I;50; EEd throb:
A
vein pulsed in his temple, fife APB A±60#M;ftl#50o o the
pulsing rhythm of the music iA A ftl (ft ® fA ’A # 2 ~ (with sth) to be full of a
feeling such as excitement or energy # If ; )
SdBUZZ:
The
auditorium pulsed with excitement. l&£!llft
HMo
pul-ver-ize (BrE
also
-ise)
/’pAlvaraiz/
verb
[VN]
1
(formal) to crush sth into a
fine powder $) 5-f- ;
•••
H fife $) 2 (informal,
especially BrE) to defeat or destroy sb/sth completely ® Jfe iij 5ii ( SH&ft ) ; If AS
1605 pump
ESTfl crush
-. We
pulverized the opposition.
$Bc7*f¥o
puma /’pjuima;
NAmE ’puima/ (especially BrE) (NAmE usually cou-gar) (NAmE also mountain lion,
pan ther) noun a large American wild
animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown or greyish fur pum ice /'pAmis/ (also 'pumice stone) noun [U] a type of grey stone
that comes from volcanoes and is
very light in weight. It is used in powder form for cleaning and polishing, and
in pieces for rubbing on the skin to make it softer.
pum mel /'pAml/ verb (-
the pillow with his
fists, Ao 0
(figurative) She pummelled (= strongly criticized) her opponents. o [V] Her fists pummelled
at his chest. MJH# Aill ITfife61)l$I
It0 ^ note at
BEAT
pum-melo/'PAmalau; NAmE-lou/ noun -
pomelo pump /p Amp I noun, verb
« noun 1 a machine that is
used to force liquid, gas or air into or out of sth If tRIJL; M; fTHM: She washed her face at
the pump in front of the inn.
'!ft TSfcJj&o O (BrE) a petrol pump
fv/f M 0 (NAmE) a gas pump ^ 0 afoot/hand pump (= that you work by
using your foot or hand) Ifl ®/fIIoa bicycle pump g A M —picture o bicycle —see also
stomach pump 2 (BrE) = plimsoll
3 (especially NAmE) = court
shoe 4
(BrE) a
light soft shoe that you wear for dancing or exercise.ballet pumps ITST71 see hand n.,
prime v.
■
verb 1 to make water, air, gas, etc. flow in a
particular direction by using a pump or sth that works like a pump [VN] The engine is
used for pumping water out
of the mine. a
A
AMT#1!3 If 7jC$J0 O The
heart pumps blood around the body. 0
[VN-ADJ] The lake had
been pumped dry. 7jc tL If If f10
[also V] 2 [V +adv./ prep.] (of
a liquid $£!#) to flow in a particular direction as if it is being forced by a
pump rif A; y#; # 'I#: Blood was pumping out of his wound. fL AA If 1fj P ^ ttj 0 3 [VN] to move sth
quickly up and down or in and out ±T ( He
kept
pumping my hand up and down, f# IS? 5AII £f
^•0
o I pumped the handle like crazy, fic^l^p^ASIS^] Alf o 4 [V] to move
quickly up and down or in and out ( #clAl2f ) is5^J: She
sprinted for the line, legs pumping, illfl,
^ If &‘(ko O My heart
was pumping with excitement. 5
[VN]
~
sb (for
sth) (informal) to try to get
information from sb by asking them a lot of questions A |b]
; it ff; — # W- fnj: See if you can
pump him for more details. t^|o|fik#^l'f7]/±l®^ffl15'5|^o riTCl pump 'bullets, 'shots, etc.
into sb to
fire a lot of bullets into sb ft ••• &*#All pump sb full of sth to fill sb with sth,
especially drugs in ■ ■ • A M. ( : They pumped her full of
painkillers, -ftkpump ‘iron (informal) to do exercises in
which you lift heavy weights in order to make your muscles stronger |*:|r ( )
pump
sb's 'stomach to remove the contents of sb’s stomach
using a pump, because they have swallowed sth harmful IftP? M^Si:kyi pump sth 'into sth | pump sth ‘in to put a lot of money
into sth fj ••• AttlS^t; AAlf f: He pumped all his savings into the
business. -fflB^^|R^#|^A7-T^4hiko pump sth 'into sb to force a lot of sth
into sb It’s difficult
to pump facts and
figures into tired students. |C 'j? 'A- hi r&jK&M3*£A5«To pump sth-'out ' (informal) to produce sth in
large amounts A m A. A (' sX#']^ ) : loudspeakers
pumping out rock music All If 'M lH P'ti O Our cars pump out thousands of tonnes of poisonous
fumes every year. ¥i {\ \ M'}% A ^ ^ III fflf'li '/j'M 61 ^ # M H o' pump sb^'up [usually passive] to make sb feel more
excited or determined Of ( ^ A ) fTH; pump sth^'up 1 to
fill a tyre, etc