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gulp

DEFINITIONS OF: gulp

1

v utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly

“He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat”
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

v to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

“The men gulped down their beers”
Synonyms:
quaff, swig
Type of:
drink, imbibe
take in liquids

n a large and hurried swallow

“he finished it at a single gulp”
Synonyms:
draft, draught, swig
Type of:
deglutition, drink, swallow
the act of swallowing

n a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Synonyms:
gulping
Type of:
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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