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gulp definition

gulp (gulp)

transitive verb

  1. to swallow hastily, greedily, or in large amounts
  2. to choke back as if swallowing; repress (a sob, etc.)

Etymology: ME gulpen, prob. < Du gulpen, to gulp down, akin to OE gielpan: see yelp

intransitive verb

to catch the breath in or as in swallowing a large amount

noun

  1. the act of gulping
  2. the amount swallowed at one time

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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