Gulp | Mean of gulp in English Dictionary

/ˈgʌlp/

• Verb
• to eat or swallow (something) quickly or in large amounts
1. She told him not to gulp his food.
2. Don't gulp down your dinner like that.
3. They gulped down a couple of beers and left.
• to take (air) into your lungs quickly
1. The exhausted racers lay on the ground, gulping air.
2. The exhausted racers were gulping for air.
• to swallow because of strong emotion (such as fear or shock)
1. I gulped nervously before beginning my speech.
2. “That's a lot of money,” she gulped.
3. He gulped back tears as he thanked the rescuers.