gulch
/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/
gulch verb: to swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Verb
gulch (third-person singular simple present gulches, present participle gulching, simple past and past participle gulched)
Noun
gulch (plural gulches)
- A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
- "A crack is progressing up through the Goldminers' apartment. They are most disturbed by the appearance of this gulch in their wall since it undermines their confidence in the structure of the building which as you know my management has taken great care to keep sound and durable."1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 47
- An act of gulching or gulping.
- A glutton.
- You did not! where was your sight, Œdipus? you walk with hare's eyes, do you? I'll have them glazed, rogue; an you say the word, they shall be glazed for you: come we must have you turn fiddler again, slave, get a base viol at your back, and march in a tawney coat, with one sleeve, to Goose-fair...1601, Ben Jonson, The Poetaster, act 3, scene 1
- You muddy gulche, darst look me in the face while mine eyes sparkle with revengeful fire?1607, Thomas Tomkis, Lingua, or the Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority, published 1657, act 5, scene 16
gulch meaning in Kannada
gulch in Kannada
- ಆಳಕಣಿವೆ, ಕಮ್ಮರಿ
Forms of gulch
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | gulches |
| present participle | gulching |
| past participle | gulched |
| past | gulched |
| alternative form (dialectal) | gulk |
| alternative form (dialectal) | glutch |
| Noun | |
| plural | gulches |
Origin of gulch
From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.
Words formed from gulch
- gulch-cup
- drygulch
- drygulcher
- Gucci Gulch
- gulchin
Phrases with gulch
Words that rhyme with gulch
Questions about gulch
- What does gulch mean?
- Gulch means to swallow greedily; to gulp down.
- What is gulch in Kannada?
- Gulch in Kannada is ಆಳಕಣಿವೆ, ಕಮ್ಮರಿ. See Gulch meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is gulch?
- Gulch can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce gulch?
- Gulch is pronounced /ɡʌlt͡ʃ/.
- What is the past tense of gulch?
- The past tense of gulch is gulched.
Words near gulch in the dictionary
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