Definition of: gulp

(gulp) v.t.
1. To swallow eagerly and in large amounts: usually with down.
2. To keep back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a retort.
—v.i.
3. To gasp or choke as if taking a large drink of liquid.
—noun The act of gulping, or something gulped down; a swallow; also, the amount swallowed: a gulp of milk. [<Du. gulpen; of imit. origin]
—gulp′er noun
—gulp′ing·ly adverb