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gulp
/
gʌlp
/
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[
guhlp
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
verb (used with object)
2.
to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often followed 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.
noun
4.
the act of gulping:
He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp.
5.
the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
gulpen
(v.); compare
Dutch
gulpen,
Norwegian
glupa
Related forms
gulp·er,
noun
gulp·ing·ly,
adverb
gulp·y,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
wolf, gobble, quaff, bolt, devour, guzzle.
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gulp
(ɡʌlp)
—
vb
(often foll by
down
) (often foll by
back
)
1.
to swallow rapidly, esp in large mouthfuls:
to gulp down food
2.
to stifle or choke:
to gulp back sobs
3.
(
intr
) to swallow air convulsively, as while drinking, because of nervousness, surprise, etc
4.
(
intr
) to make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
—
n
5.
the act of gulping
6.
the quantity taken in a gulp
[C15: from Middle Dutch
gulpen,
of imitative origin]
'gulper
—
n
'gulpingly
—
adv
'gulpy
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
gulp
(v.), 15c., from Flem. gulpe or Du. gulpen "to gush, pour forth, guzzle, swallow," possibly of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They trap shrimp and other tiny creatures in the baleen, which the whales then
swallow before preparing for the next
gulp
.
The largest terror birds could likely swallow dog-size prey in a single
gulp
,
experts say.
If the prey is small enough, it gets eaten in one single
gulp
, bones and all.
Then the whales swim up through the center of the bubble cage with their jaws
open and capture a great
gulp
of food.
And because the plastic is porous you'll likely get a swill of harmful bacteria with each
gulp
if you reuse the bottles.
With its huge, gaping mouth, a humpback can engulf a large volume of krill in a single
gulp
.
The rich
gulp
down far more, since they tend to eat more meat, which takes far more water to produce than grains.
Later on he is humiliated by members of a street gang who turn him into a slobbering dog begging for a
gulp
of their beer.
With a twinkle in his eye he took a big
gulp
of helium and held it in his mouth while he ran to the suspected location.
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gulp
down vast draughts of bandwidth might be expected to pay more than less grasping users.
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