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Definition of gulp :
1. A disgorging.
2. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
3. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
Synonyms:
slog, guttle, order of payment, englut, rough drawing, draft, draft copy, raven, muster, wolf, bill of exchange, tipple, drawing, guzzling, ingestion, take in one draught, slug, ingurgitate, gulping, bolt, swilling, choke down, draught, conscription, selective service, potation, toss down, toss off, swig, pig, down
drink (part of speech: verb)
receive (part of speech: verb)
devour, admit, pocket, inhale, ingest, accept, engorge, absorb, assimilate, eat, swallow, gobble, get, access, take, inspire, receive, acquire
eat (part of speech: verb)
breakfast, sup, drink, lunch, feast, feed, taste, picnic, grub, snack, bite, consume, dine
Usage examples:
- Try as she would she could not release it; and with a gulp in her throat she realised she would have to leave it. - "The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy", Mabel Henriette Spielmann.
- She did not seem to drink it, but sucked it out of the glass in a single amazing gulp- that's the only word for it. - "Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930", Various.
- When Diana kissed her after the wedding, with a few tremulous good wishes, Fanny's gulp was not all excitement. - "The Testing of Diana Mallory", Mrs. Humphry Ward.