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  • 11Gulp! — Gulp!, primer álbum de Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, publicado en 1985. Fue grabado entre noviembre y diciembre de 1984 en los estudios Tubal. La grabación tiene un aire festivo, apoyandose los temas en sólidas melodías de guitarra e… …

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  • 12gulp — ► VERB 1) swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls. 2) swallow with difficulty in response to strong emotion. ► NOUN 1) an act of gulping. 2) a large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk. ORIGIN probably from Dutch gulpen, of imitative… …

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  • 13gulp|er — «GUHL puhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that gulps. 2. a large mouthed, long tailed, deep sea fish …

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  • 14gulp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount you swallow when you gulp ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, huge, large, long VERB + GULP ▪ take …

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  • 15gulp — I UK [ɡʌlp] / US verb Word forms gulp : present tense I/you/we/they gulp he/she/it gulps present participle gulping past tense gulped past participle gulped 1) gulp or gulp down [transitive] to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows… …

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  • 16gulp — gulp1 [ gʌlp ] verb 1. ) gulp or gulp down transitive to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows you are very hungry 2. ) intransitive to make a noise as you swallow air because you are surprised, excited, or afraid 3. ) gulp or gulp in …

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  • 17gulp — gulp1 [gʌlp] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch gulpen to swallow ] 1.) also gulp down [T] to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly = ↑bolt ▪ She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus. 2.) …

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  • 18gulp — 1 verb 1 (T) also gulp sth down to swallow something quickly: She gulped down the rest of her coffee and left. 2 (T) also gulp sth in to take in quick large breaths of air: We rushed outside and gulped in the sweet fresh air. 3 (I) to swallow… …

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  • 19gulp — [[t]gʌ̱lp[/t]] gulps, gulping, gulped 1) VERB If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once. [V n] She quickly gulped her tea. 2) VERB If you gulp, you swallow air, often making a noise in… …

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  • 20gulp — {{11}}gulp (n.) 1560s, from GULP (Cf. gulp) (v.), or else from Flemish gulpe, Du. gulp stream of water, large draught. {{12}}gulp (v.) late 14c., a native coinage or else from Flemish gulpe or Du. gulpen to gush, pour forth, guzzle, swallow, in… …

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