gulp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large and hurried swallow
    draught; swig; draft.
    • he finished it at a single gulp
  2. noun a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
    gulping.
  3. verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
    swig; quaff.
    • The men gulped down their beers
  4. verb utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
    • He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat

WordNet

Gulp transitive verb
Etymology
D. gulpen, cf. OD. golpe gulf.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gulped ; present participle & verbal noun Gulping
Definitions
  1. 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.
Gulp noun
Definitions
  1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
  2. A disgorging. Colloq.

Webster 1913