Gulp Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Gulp

Learn about the word Gulp to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Gulp definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Gulp

Gulp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gulp? [n] a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [n] a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing [v] utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "`Help,'" he gulped. [v] eat greedily [v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gulp: devour \| draft \| draught \| gulping \| guttle \| pig \| quaff \| raven \| swig \| swig Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gulp: Aqua-Lung \| artificial respiration \| aspiration \| asthmatic wheeze \| batten \| beverage \| blow \| bolt \| bolt down \| breath \| breath of air \| breathe \| breathe hard \| breathe in \| breathe out \| breathing \| broken wind \| bumper \| chug-a-lug \| cough \| cram \| devour \| draft \| dram \| draught \| drench \| drink \| drinking \| eat \| eating \| engorge \| engorgement \| engulf \| engulfment \| exhalation \| exhale \| exhaust \| expel \| expiration \| expire \| exsufflation \| gasp \| glut \| gluttonize \| gobble \| gorge \| gormandize \| gulp down \| gulping \| guttle \| guzzle \| hack \| hiccup \| huff \| imbibe \| imbibition \| ingest \| ingestion \| ingurgitate \| ingurgitation \| inhalation \| inhalator \| inhale \| inspiration \| inspire \| insufflation \| iron lung \| knock back \| lap \| libation \| live to eat \| mouthful \| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation \| nip \| oxygen mask \| oxygen tent \| pant \| peg \| portion \| potation \| puff \| pull \| quaff \| raven \| respiration \| respire \| scuba \| sigh \| sip \| slop \| slosh \| slurp \| smother \| sneeze \| sniff \| sniffle \| snore \| snoring \| snort \| snuff \| snuffle \| sternutation \| stertor \| stifle \| strangle \| stuff \| suck \| sup \| suppress \| suspiration \| swallow \| swallowing \| swig \| swill \| swill down \| throw down \| toss off \| tot \| wheeze \| wind \| wolf \| wolf down See Also \| deglutition \| drink \| drink \| eat \| get down \| imbibe \| inborn reflex \| innate reflex \| instinctive reflex \| mouth \| physiological reaction \| reflex \| speak \| swallow \| swallow \| talk \| unconditioned reflex \| utter \| verbalise \| verbalize Gulp In Webster's Dictionary \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. \Gulp\, n. 1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once. 2. A disgorging. [Colloq.]

Gulp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gulp?

[n] a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
[n] a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
[v] utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "`Help,'" he gulped.
[v] eat greedily
[v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth."

Gulp In Webster's Dictionary

\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.


\Gulp\, n.
1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much
   as is awallowed at once.

2. A disgorging. [Colloq.]

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Faro ‐ a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards…
Delphinus delphis ‐ black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one…
Phonation ‐ the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the…
Paracheirodon axelrodi ‐ small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil…
Progeny ‐ the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of…
Absolution ‐ the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced…
Kampong ‐ a native village…
Musicality ‐ the property of sounding…
Viktor lvovich korchnoi ‐ Russian chess master…
Shopsoiled ‐ worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise…