gulp
verb
[ ɡʌlp ]
• swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly.
• "he gulped down the last of his coffee"
Similar:
swallow,
quaff,
swill down,
down,
drain one's glass,
swig,
slug down,
knock back,
toss off,
neck,
chug,
gobble,
guzzle,
bolt,
wolf,
cram,
stuff,
devour,
gorge (oneself) on,
eat greedily,
eat hungrily,
tuck into,
put away,
pack away,
demolish,
polish off,
stuff one's face with,
pig oneself on,
murder,
shovel down,
scoff,
shift,
gorb,
gulp
noun
• an act of gulping food or drink.
• "she finished her drink in one gulp"
Origin:
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.
at a gulp
• with one gulp.
• "having emptied his glass at a gulp, Roger pulled out a cigar"
