gulp

Meanings

• Verb

  To swallow a large amount of a liquid or semisolid substance rapidly and with a distinct sound.

  - "After finishing the marathon, the runners gulped down water to rehydrate."
  - "The baby gulped down her bottle in just a few minutes."

• Verb

  To take in a large amount of something quickly and eagerly.

  - "The crowd gulped down every word of the speaker's speech."
  - "After being lost in the desert for days, the explorers gulped down the food and water they had found."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɡʌlp/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75797187"

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Synonyms

slug , ulp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gulp
mumble , grumble , rumble , stumble , crumble , humble , tumble , mumble , grumble , numble , bumble , rumble , mumble , stumble , crumble , humble.

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Variants

List of all variants of gulp that leads to same result
gulp , gulped , gulper , gulpers , gulping , gulps

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Etymology

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Old English gulpan, related to gulp ‘throat’.

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Trivia

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1. The average person gulps down about 2,500 gallons of water in a lifetime.

2. The record for the fastest time to drink a gallon of milk is held by Joey Chestnut, who did it in just 2 minutes and 12 seconds.

3. In some languages, the word for 'gulp' also means 'throat'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ingestion: The process of taking in food, fluids, or other substances into the body.

2. Swallowing: The act of moving food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach by contracting the muscles in the throat.

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Culture

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Gulp is often used metaphorically to describe taking in large amounts of something quickly and eagerly. It can be used in various forms of literature and art to depict characters who are consuming something with great enthusiasm or relief.

How to Memorize "gulp"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the sound of someone gulping down a drink or swallowing a large piece of food.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gulp' with the action of swallowing or taking in a large amount of something quickly.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym G-U-L-P to remember the definition: 'G' for gulping, 'U' for swallowing, 'L' for large, 'P' for quickly.

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