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gulp up en · VERB
Meanings
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(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:
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(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:
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gulp down