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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gulp /gʌlp/USA pronunciation v. - [no object] to gasp or swallow air, as if taking a large swallow of something liquid.
- to swallow eagerly, as in large amounts: [~ + down + object]He gulped down lunch.[~ + object]I gulped three huge glasses of water.
- to hold back;
suppress:[~ (+ down) + object]He gulped (down) a sob.
n. [countable] - the act of gulping.
- the amount swallowed at one time.
gulp•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gulp (gulp),USA pronunciation v.i. - to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
v.t. - to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often fol. by down):He gulps down his food like a starving man.
- to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing:to gulp down a sob.
n. - the act of gulping:He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp.
- the amount swallowed at one time;
mouthful.
- 1400–50; late Middle English gulpen (verb, verbal); compare Dutch gulpen, Norwegian glupa
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wolf, gobble, quaff, bolt, devour, guzzle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gulp /ɡʌlp/ vb - (transitive) often followed by down: to swallow rapidly, esp in large mouthfuls
- (transitive) often followed by back: to stifle or choke: to gulp back sobs
- (intransitive) to swallow air convulsively, as while drinking, because of nervousness, surprise, etc
- (intransitive) to make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
n - the act of gulping
- the quantity taken in a gulp
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative originˈgulper n ˈgulpingly adv ˈgulpy adj |