Thesaurus: gulp

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1. v. t. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
2. n. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
3. n. A disgorging.
4. n. a large and hurried swallow
5. n. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
6. v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
7. v. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
8. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow. He does not swallow, but he gulps it down. Cowper. The old man . . . glibly gulped down the whole narrative. Fielding. To gulp up, to throw up from the stomach; to disgorge. 1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once. 2. A disgorging. [Colloq.]
9. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; totake down at one swallow.He does not swallow, but he gulps it down. Cowper.The old man . . . glibly gulped down the whole narrative. Fielding.To gulp up, to throw up from the stomach; to disgorge.
10. n:39/v:61 n. a large and hurried swallow n. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught v. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly