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English Dictionary: Gulp by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gulp
n
  1. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
    Synonym(s): gulp, draft, draught, swig
  2. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
    Synonym(s): gulp, gulping
v
  1. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
    Synonym(s): gulp, quaff, swig
  2. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
               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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gulp \Gulp\, n.
      1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much
            as is awallowed at once.
  
      2. A disgorging. [Colloq.]
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