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gulch.

To swallow greedily; to gulp down.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/
  1. To swallow greedily; to gulp down.

    obsolete
  2. To fall heavily.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/
  1. A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

  2. An act of gulching or gulping.

    obsolete
  3. A glutton.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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