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gulps up

gulps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gulp up.

Meaning of 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
    Synonyms:
    gulp down

Questions about gulps up

What is gulps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gulps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gulp up.

Words near gulps up in the dictionary

  1. gulpingly
  2. gulpings
  3. gulpins
  4. gulps
  5. gulps down
  6. gulps up
  7. gulpsful
  8. gulpy
  9. gulqand
  10. gulravage
  11. guls

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