gulp

Related to gulp: grunt, bower, NPM

gulp back

To try to stop oneself from crying. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "back." I didn't want to have to tell my parents what was going on, so I tried to gulp my tears back.
See also: back, gulp

gulp back (one's) sobs

To try to stop oneself from crying. I didn't want to have to tell my parents what was going on, so I tried to gulp back my sobs.
See also: back, gulp, sob

gulp back (one's) tears

To try to stop oneself from crying. I didn't want to have to tell my parents what was going on, so I tried to gulp back my tears.
See also: back, gulp, tear

gulp down

1. To eat or drink something very quickly or hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." It was pretty gross watching him gulp down such a big plate of food like that. I had to gulp down my coffee to get to the bus stop on time.
2. To restrain or repress some emotion or emotional reaction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." I tried to gulp down my urge to cry as my big brother got on the train for college. I've spent so long gulping my frustration down in this job that I feel like I'm going to explode!
3. To be forced to accept or deal with something unpleasant. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." As fans of the team, we've been gulping disappointment down for decades, so to see them finally make it to the championship game is almost surreal. The employees gulped down the news about the company's fate with somber faces.
See also: down, gulp

gulp for air

To breathe in a labored manner, usually because one has been holding their breath. Kelsey's head popped out of the water, and she immediately started gulping for air.
See also: air, gulp

gulp up

1. To eat or drink something very quickly or hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "up." Wow, you must have been hungry! You gulped that up in just a few bites! I had to gulp up my coffee to get to the bus stop on time.
2. To consume or absorb a large amount of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "up." My daughter has an insatiable curiosity, gulping information up like water. The project has gulped up so much time and money already that we might have to just cut our losses now.
3. To acquire and assimilate something, especially in a large amounts or numbers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "up." Instead of simply competing with its rivals, the media giant has been using its enormous spending capital to gulp them up. The empire spread quickly, gulping up nation after nation around it.
4. To vomit. She's been gulping up everything we've fed her today—I think it's time to call a doctor.
See also: gulp, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gulp for air

Fig. to eagerly or desperately try to get air or a breath. Tom gulped for air after trying to hold his breath for three minutes. Mary came up out of the water, gulping for air.
See also: air, gulp

gulp something back

Fig. to force or hold back tears, sobs, etc. He gulped his sobs back and clutched at his wound. He gulped back his sobs.
See also: back, gulp

gulp something down

to drink all of something, usually quickly. He gulped his coffee down and left. He gulped down his coffee.
See also: down, gulp
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • identify with
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • spiff up
  • spiffed up
  • angle
  • angling
  • ask back
References in periodicals archive
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Lee Walsh, Head of Sport, Accrington Stanley Community Trust, delivering a GULP assembly to Year 5 children at St Pauls Primary, Oswaldtwistle
Accrington Stanley helping child tooth decay campaign against fizzy drinks; The GULP campaign comes after nearly half of our kids were found to have obvious decay by age 5
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The supermarket war ad that we just had to spoof
Sean, originally from Teesside, lives in Newcastle along with fellow Hot Gulp members Patrick Low originally from Cornwall and Hal Branson from London.
Watch spoof Sainsbury's WW1 Christmas advert starring three Newcastle comedians; The video by Tyneside comedy trio Hot Gulp has gone viral since it was made public and has been viewed more than 400,000 times on YouTube
Elaine Gracie, Head of Comedy Development at Bonafide Films, says: "Bonafide Films are committed to working with dynamic, fresh talent, and North East trio Hot Gulp have bags of potential in that category.
Comedy trio have lots to smile about; North East comedy group Hot Gulp are developing a seaside sitcom script which includes a 'crabaret act called The Lobster Boys'. We love it already
"Roach is a talented and doughty docent, and, like her other books, Gulp reveals her trademark traits: a wicked sense of humor, eclectic research, the ability to elicit from her sundry interview subjects the most remarkable observations, her stunning willingness to participate.
Gulp
Like her four previous books, Gulp is a whirlwind tour.
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dling baby Rosalind R Altalune Florence (gulp!) but even so - h, do a photo.
Oh Uma, give us a smile
To have this one chance of life taken away after a lifetime of suffering is cruel beyond belief." During her father's plea for help, Caroline has taken another gulp of air...
Our Caroline's been condemned to a slow and lingering death.. Helpless parents' outrage as wonder drug denied for daughter battling deadly lung disease
GULP are Super Furry Animals bass player Guto Pryce, Lindsey Leven and a Roland MC-505 box donated to them by a kind yogi.
Gulp pay a visit to Chester; NEWS Gulp and Zervais & Pepper: Telford's Warehouse, Chester October 9
Q Give us the Gulp back story - how did it come together?
Doing it for t hemselves; Gulp is the new project from Super Furry Animals' bass player Guto Pryce and singer-songwriter Lindsey Leven. As the duo gear up to play their debut gig this week, Guto tells Dave Owens what we can expect from this resolutely DIY outfit
"When they're taking a gulp like that, they're departing from hydrodynamic form," which slows the whales down, Pyenson says.
Newly Discovered Sensory Organ Helps Whales Grab Meals On The Go