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gulp

/ɡʌlp/
noun

  1. The usual amount swallowed.

    Similar: slug

  2. The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.

  3. An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.

Synonymsslug
verb

  1. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

  2. To react nervously by swallowing.

interjection

  1. An indication of (the sound of) an involuntary fear reaction in the form of a swallowing motion.

    Similar: ulp

Synonymsulp

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