gulp
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a large and hurried swallow
he finished it at a single gulp
Types & categories
- deglutition hypernym
Related & opposite
- gulp derivation
Sense 2 verb
to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
The men gulped down their beers
Types & categories
- drink hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
Types & categories
- reflex hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
- gulping derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulp |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | deglutition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulping |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | swilling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quaff |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quaffer |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | swallow |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | drink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulp |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulp |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reflex |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gulping |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |