'Gulp' definitions:
Definition of 'gulp'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing [syn: gulp, gulping]
verb
To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: gulp, quaff, swig]
verb
Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
Definition of 'Gulp'
From: GCIDE
- Gulp \Gulp\, n.
- 1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A disgorging. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gulp'
From: GCIDE
- Gulp \Gulp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gulped; p. pr. & vb. n. Gulping.] [D. gulpen, cf. OD. golpe gulf.] To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow. [1913 Webster]
- He does not swallow, but he gulps it down. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- The old man . . . glibly gulped down the whole narrative. --Fielding. [1913 Webster]
- To gulp up, to throw up from the stomach; to disgorge. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gulp'
From: 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,
- cram,
- devour,
- draft,
- dram,
- draught,
- drench,
- drink,
- drinking,
- eat,
- eating,
- engorge,
- engorgement,
- engulf,
- engulfment,
- exhalation,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expiration,
- expire,
- exsufflation,
- gasp,
- glut,
- gluttonize,
- gobble,
- gorge,
- gormandize,
- gulp down,
- gulping,
- guttle,
- guzzle,
- hack,
- hiccup,
- huff,
- imbibe,
- imbibition,
- ingest,
- ingestion,
- ingurgitate,
- ingurgitation,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inhale,
- inspiration,
- inspire,
- insufflation,
- iron lung,
- knock back,
- lap,
- libation,
- live to eat,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- mouthful,
- nip,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pant,
- peg,
- portion,
- potation,
- puff,
- pull,
- quaff,
- raven,
- respiration,
- respire,
- scuba,
- sigh,
- sip,
- slop,
- slosh,
- slurp,
- smother,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- stifle,
- strangle,
- stuff,
- suck,
- sup,
- suppress,
- suspiration,
- swallow,
- swallowing,
- swig,
- swill,
- swill down,
- throw down,
- toss off,
- tot,
- wheeze,
- wind,
- wolf,
- wolf down