ɡʌlp v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by down) swallow hastily, greedily, or
with effort. 2 intr. swallow gaspingly or with
difficulty; choke. 3 tr. (foll. by down, back) stifle,
suppress (esp. tears). --n. 1 an
act of gulping (drained it at
one gulp). 2 an effort to swallow. 3 a
large mouthful of a
drink. øøgulper n. gulpingly adv. gulpy adj. [ME prob. f. MDu. gulpen (imit.)]