[guhlp] 
| 1. | to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid. |
| 2. | to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often fol. by down): He gulps down his food like a starving man. |
| 3. | to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a sob. |
| 4. | the act of gulping: He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp. |
| 5. | the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful. |
| gulp (gŭlp) v. gulped, gulp·ing, gulps v. tr.
[From Middle English gulpen or from Flemish or Dutch gulpen.] gulp'er n., gulp'ing·ly adv. |
