v. 1 bolt, gobble, wolf (down), devour, gorge, swallow, throw down, toss off, quaff, guzzle, swill, Colloq knock back, swig, US chug-a-lug The boy gulped his dinner and ran out to play 2 swallow, suppress, stifle, choke (back), smother, strangle She gulped back her tears as the coffin was lowered
n. 3 mouthful, swallow, draught, swill, Colloq swig He took a gulp of his drink before making another bid