gulp up

Verb

gulp up (third-person singular simple present gulps up, present participle gulping up, simple past and past participle gulped up)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To vomit.
   • At the present time, October 15th, the patient gulps up, with little or no apparent effort, what resembles almost pure dark defibrinated blood1874, The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal
2. (transitive) To consume.
   • The fire gulped up the kitchen cabinets and gobbled up the dazzling living room furniture.2015, Stephanie A. Pointing, From Ashes to Roses
   • She jumped out of her bed, caught the thief red-handed by her throat, and beat her hard until the thief threw up the rest of the milk she had gulped up.2017, Assta Bereket Gettu, Fear Not, for I Am with You

   Synonyms:

   gulp down