<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often followed by down): He gulps down his food like a starving man.</li><li>to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a sob.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of gulping: He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp.</li><li>the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful.</li></ul>