gulp

gulp
—gulper, n. —gulpingly, adv. —gulpy, adj.
/gulp/, v.i.
1. to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
v.t.
2. to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often fol. by down): He gulps down his food like a starving man.
3. to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a sob.
n.
4. the act of gulping: He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp.
5. the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful.
[1400-50; late ME gulpen (v.); cf. D gulpen, Norw glupa]
Syn. 2. wolf, gobble, quaff, bolt, devour, guzzle.

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