pulp vs grind

pulp and grind both are nouns.

pulp and grind both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pulp	Yes	No	Yes	No
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, grind is a hypernym of pulp; that is, grind is a word with a broader meaning than pulp:

pulp: reduce to pulp
grind: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Other hypernyms of pulp include bray, comminute, crunch, mash.

pulp (noun)	grind (noun)
the soft inner part of a tooth	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper	hard monotonous routine work
any soft or soggy mass	the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
a soft moist part of a fruit	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
a mixture of cellulose fibers

pulp (verb)	grind (verb)
reduce to pulp	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
remove the pulp from, as from a fruit	make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
	press or grind with a crushing noise
	shape or form by grinding
	created by grinding
	dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
	work hard

Difference between pulp and grind

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