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gulp

2 noun
     
gulp2 [countable]
1 a large amount of something that you swallow quickly, or the action of swallowing
gulp of
He took a huge gulp of brandy.
in one gulp/at a gulp
Charlie drank the whisky in one gulp.
2 a large amount of air that you breathe in quickly
gulps of fresh air
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