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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

gulp up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To vomit.
    • At the present time, October 15th, the patient gulps up, with little or no apparent effort, what resembles almost pure dark defibrinated blood 1874, The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal:
  2. (transitive) To consume.
    • The fire gulped up the kitchen cabinets and gobbled up the dazzling living room furniture. 2015, Stephanie A. Pointing, From Ashes to Roses:
    • She jumped out of her bed, caught the thief red-handed by her throat, and beat her hard until the thief threw up the rest of the milk she had gulped up. 2017, Assta Bereket Gettu, Fear Not, for I Am with You:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gulps up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gulping up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gulped up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gulped up Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

gulp down