a large mouthful to swallow

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• mouthful — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ first, last VERB + MOUTHFUL ▪ drink, eat, gulp, gulp …   Collocations dictionary

• Gulp — Gulp, n. 1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once. [1913 Webster] 2. A disgorging. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gulp — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …   English contemporary dictionary

• gulped — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …   English contemporary dictionary

• gulping — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …   English contemporary dictionary

• gulps — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …   English contemporary dictionary

• Badang — is a legendary South East Asian strongman, believed to have lived in the 1300s.toryA story was told that there lived a Siamese boy (his age varies from teens to young adulthood) called Badang in a place called Saluang in Aceh. Badang was a slave …   Wikipedia

• gulp — ► VERB 1) swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls. 2) swallow with difficulty in response to strong emotion. ► NOUN 1) an act of gulping. 2) a large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk. ORIGIN probably from Dutch gulpen, of imitative… …   English terms dictionary

• gulp — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by down) swallow hastily, greedily, or with effort. 2 intr. swallow gaspingly or with difficulty; choke. 3 tr. (foll. by down, back) stifle, suppress (esp. tears). n. 1 an act of gulping (drained it at one gulp). 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• gulp — verb 1》 swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly. 2》 make an effortful swallowing motion, typically in response to strong emotion. noun 1》 an act of gulping. 2》 a large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… …   Universalium