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gulp

noun

1 gulp

A large and hurried swallow:
— He finished it at a single gulp.

synonyms: draft, draught, swig.

Roget 957: gluttony; greed, avarice; greediness etc. adj.; voracity.    epicurism; good living, high living; edacity, gulosity, crapulence; guttling, ... show more

Roget 298: eating etc. v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony etc. 957.    [eating specific foods] ... show more

Dutch: teug

2 gulp

A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing.

synonym: gulping.

verb

1 gulp

To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught:
— The men gulped down their beers.

synonyms: quaff, swig.

Roget 296: give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree; introduce, intromit; usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, ... show more

Roget 298: eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take; gulp, bolt, snap; fall to; despatch, dispatch; discuss; take down, ... show more

2 gulp

Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.


Moby thesaurus: Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, batten, beverage, blow, bolt, bolt down, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, bumper, chug-a-lug, cough ... show more.

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