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gulp  (glp)
v. gulped, gulp·ing, gulps
v.tr.
1. To swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts: gulp down coffee.
2. To choke back by or as if by swallowing.
v.intr.
1. To choke or gasp, as in swallowing large amounts of liquid.
2. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
n.
1. The act of gulping.
2. A large amount swallowed at one time.

[From Middle English gulpen or from Flemish or Dutch gulpen.]

gulper n.
gulping·ly adv.

gulp
Verb
1. to swallow (a drink or food) rapidly in large mouthfuls
2. to gasp or breathe in violently, for example when nervous or when swimming
3. gulp back to stifle or suppress: he gulped back the tears as he said his goodbyes
Noun
1. the act of gulping
2. the quantity taken in a gulp [imitative]

Gulp a mouthful; a small amount; few in number.
Examples: gulp of air, 1700; of cormorants; of swallows; of tea, 1865; of cold water, 1755; of wine, 1862.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gulpgulp - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
2.gulpgulp - a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
Verb1.gulp - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
2.gulp - utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

gulp
verb 1. swallow, bolt, devour, gobble, knock back (informal) wolf, swig (informal) swill, guzzle, quaff
verb 2. gasp, swallow, choke
noun 3. swallow, draught, mouthful, swig (informal)
Translations
gulp [gʌlp] vitragar saliva
vt (also: gulp down) → tragarse
n [of liquid] → trago; [of food] → bocado;
in or at one gulp → de un trago

gulp [gʌlp] viavaler sa salive;
(from emotion) → avoir la gorge serrée, s'étrangler
vt (also: gulp down) → avaler
n [of drink] → gorgée f;
at one gulp → d'un seul coup

gulp [gʌlp] vischlucken
vt (also: gulp down) → hinunterschlucken
n at one gulp → mit einem Schluck

gulp [gʌlp] videglutire;
(from emotion) → avere il nodo in gola
vt (also: gulp down) → tracannare, inghiottire
n [of liquid] → sorso; [of food] → boccone m;
in or at one gulp → in un sorso, d'un fiato

gulp
v gulp [galp]
to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls He gulped down a sandwich. insluk, wegsluk يبلع، يزدرِد، يَلْتَهِم поглъщам жадно (s)polykat sluge hinunterschlingen καταπίνω με μεγάλες μπουκιές, κομματιάζω engullir, zampar, tragar kugistama بلعیدن hotkaista engloutir לִגמוֹע निगल जाना progutati mohón lenyel menelan, meneguk gleypa inghiottire ごくりと呑みこむ 꿀꺽 삼키다, 꿀꺽꿀꺽 마시다 ryti, gurkti rīt; dzert lieliem malkiem teguk schrokken, slokken sette/helle/slurke i seg, sluke połknąć engolir a în­fu­leca проглатывать hltať pogoltniti gutati svälja, sluka เขมือบ yutmak, acele mideye indirmek 狼吞虎咽 жадібно ковтати; давитися جلدی جلدی نگلنا nuốt; nốc
n
1 a swallowing movement There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp. sluk, teug إبْتِلاع، إزْدِراد задавяне polknutí gisp; synkebevægelse der Schluck μπουκιά, κατάποση trago (de saliva) neelatamine حالت قورت دادن nielaisu serrement de gorge לְגִימָה निगलना gutljaj nyelés gerakan menelan það að kyngja/svelgjast á fiato, singulto ごくりと呑みこむこと 꿀꺽(꿀꺽) 삼키기 žioptelėjimas rīšana; malkošana menelan air liur slikbeweging; slok slurk, gulp przełknięcie engolidela înghi­ţire глотательное движение zovreté hrdlo kepa v grlu gutanje väljning การกลืนคำโต yutkunma 吞咽 ковтання نگلنے کا عمل hành động nuốt
2 the amount of food swallowed a gulp of coffee. sluk جُرْعَه глътка lok, doušek mundfuld; slurk der Schluck χαψιά, μπουκιά trago, sorbo suutäis قلپ؛ لقمه kulaus bouchée בְּלִיעָה कोर gutljaj korty seteguk munnfylli; teygur boccata, boccone; sorso 飲む 한번에 삼키는 양 gurkšnis liels malks teguk slok, teug slurk łyk gole înghiţitură (большой) глоток hlt; dúšok požirek gutljaj munfull, tugga, klunk การดื่มอึกใหญ่ yudum, lokma 一口吞下的量 ковток گھونٹ ngụm 一口吞下


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Some grooms will go home to their beer and leave us for hours with our dry hay and oats and nothing to moisten them; then of course we gulp down too much at once, which helps to spoil our breathing and sometimes chills our stomachs.
Davy took a frantic gulp of water and swallowed it and the last protest of conscience together.
and emptying his glass at one gulp he dashed it to the floor.
 
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