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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gulp

/gŭlp/ · IPA /ɡʌlp/
01 v. t. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
imp. & p. p. Gulped; p. pr. & vb. n. Gulping
  1. 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.
Phrases & compounds
To gulp up — to throw up from the stomach; to disgorge.
02 n. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
  1. 1.
    The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
  2. 2.
    A disgorging.[Colloq.]