gulp
gulp /g'ʌlp/ (gulps gulping gulped)
1 [VERB] V n
If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once.
She quickly gulped her tea.
2 [VERB] V, V with quote
If you gulp, you swallow air, often making a noise in your throat as you do so, because you are nervous or excited. (WRITTEN)
I gulped, and then proceeded to tell her the whole story...
`I'm sorry,' he gulped.
3 [VERB] V n into n, V for n
If you gulp air, you breathe in a large amount of air quickly through your mouth.
She gulped air into her lungs...
He slumped back, gulping for air.
4 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once.
I took in a large gulp of air...
When his whisky came he drank half of it in one gulp.gulp down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n, V n P
If you gulp down food or drink, you quickly eat or drink it all by swallowing large quantities of it at once.
She gulped down a mouthful of coffee...
He'd gulped it down in one bite.
1 [VERB] V n
If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once.
She quickly gulped her tea.
2 [VERB] V, V with quote
If you gulp, you swallow air, often making a noise in your throat as you do so, because you are nervous or excited. (WRITTEN)
I gulped, and then proceeded to tell her the whole story...
`I'm sorry,' he gulped.
3 [VERB] V n into n, V for n
If you gulp air, you breathe in a large amount of air quickly through your mouth.
She gulped air into her lungs...
He slumped back, gulping for air.
4 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once.
I took in a large gulp of air...
When his whisky came he drank half of it in one gulp.gulp down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n, V n P
If you gulp down food or drink, you quickly eat or drink it all by swallowing large quantities of it at once.
She gulped down a mouthful of coffee...
He'd gulped it down in one bite.