Gulp
[gʌlp] or [ɡʌlp]
Definition
(noun.) a large and hurried swallow; 'he finished it at a single gulp'.
(noun.) a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing.
(verb.) utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; 'He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat'.
(verb.) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; 'The men gulped down their beers'.
Checker: Rudolph--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
(n.) The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
(n.) A disgorging.
Checker: Mandy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Swallow greedily, BOLT.
Typist: Shelby
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SWALLOW]
Typist: Veronica
Definition
v.t. to swallow eagerly or in large draughts.—n. a swallow: as much as is swallowed at once.
Checker: Mandy
Examples
- The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass along its gullet and down into its crop. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr Venus takes gulps of hot tea, shutting his eyes at every gulp, and opening them again in a spasmodic manner; but does not commit himself to assent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The great man poured out a big tumbler half full of raw spirits, and gulped it down without a word. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She stared at him with an ashen face and gulped twice before she could speak. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He turned it about in his mouth much longer than usual, pondering over it a good deal, and after all gulped it down like a pill. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Blood's the word, said James, gulping the ruby fluid down. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Gulping down all further comment, he launched into his customary discours. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Having repeated the fatal expressions, Mr Venus drinks more tea by gulps, and offers an explanation of his doing so. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He looked at her, stirred his tea and took two or three gulps, then cut at his piece of hot steak with his case-knife, and said, eating: 'Now then. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr Venus takes gulps of hot tea, shutting his eyes at every gulp, and opening them again in a spasmodic manner; but does not commit himself to assent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Mabel