Synonyms of the word

gulp

• n. The usual amount swallowed.
• n. The sound of swallowing.
• n. A sound of swallowing indicating fear.
• v. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
• v. To react nervously by swallowing.
• interj. Indication of an involuntary fear reaction.

deglutition

• n. (physiology) The act or process of swallowing.

draft

• n. (possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something…
• n. (possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
• n. (possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
• n. An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.
• n. (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's…
• n. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• n. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
• n. An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.
• n. Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
• n. A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
• n. Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
• n. (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
• n. (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
• n. (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
• n. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the…
• v. (transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
• v. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
• v. To write a law.
• v. (transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
• v. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
• v. (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
• v. (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage…
• v. To draw out; to call forth. See draft.
• v. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
• adj. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

draught

• n. (Britain) Alternative form of draft in its various senses.
• n. (Britain) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
• n. (Australia) Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
• n. (Britain, medicine, obsolete) A mild vesicatory.
• n. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
• n. (Britain, obsolete) Any picture or drawing.
• n. (Britain, obsolete) A sudden attack upon an enemy.
• v. British spelling spelling of draft.

drink

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• v. (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
• v. (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
• v. (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To smoke, as tobacco.
• n. A beverage.
• n. A (served) alcoholic beverage.
• n. The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
• n. A type of beverage (usually mixed).
• n. Alcoholic beverages in general.
• n. (colloquial, with the) Any body of water.
• n. (uncountable, archaic) Drinks in general; something to drink.

gulping

• v. present participle of gulp.
• n. The action of one who gulps.

imbibe

• v. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
• v. (figuratively) To take in; absorb.

mouth

• n. (anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
• n. The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.
• n. An outlet, aperture or orifice.
• n. (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
• n. (saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
• n. (obsolete) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
• n. (obsolete) Cry; voice.
• n. (obsolete) Speech; language; testimony.
• n. (obsolete) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
• v. (transitive) To speak; to utter.
• v. (transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
• v. (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
• v. (obsolete) To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
• v. (obsolete) To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
• v. (obsolete) To make mouths at.

quaff

• v. To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
• n. The act of quaffing, a deep draught.
• n. Misspelling of coif.

reflex

• n. An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
• n. (linguistics) the descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter…
• n. (obsolete) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
• adj. Bent, turned back or reflected.
• adj. Produced automatically by a stimulus.
• adj. (geometry, of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
• adj. (photography) Of a camera or camera mechanism, using a mirror to reflect the image onto a ground-glass…
• v. to bend, turn back or reflect.
• v. to respond to a stimulus.

speak

• v. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
• v. (intransitive) To have a conversation.
• v. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
• v. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
• v. (transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.
• v. (transitive) To utter.
• v. (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
• v. (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
• v. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
• n. language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
• n. Speach, conversation.
• n. (dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.

swallow

• v. (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach…
• v. (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
• v. (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus…
• v. (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
• v. To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
• v. To retract; to recant.
• v. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
• n. (archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
• n. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
• n. A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked…
• n. (nautical) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.

swig

• v. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
• v. (obsolete) To suck.
• v. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling…
• n. A long draught from a drink.
• n. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
• n. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

talk

• n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
• n. A lecture.
• n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
• n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child…
• n. (uncountable, not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
• n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
• v. (transitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
• v. (transitive, informal) To discuss.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
• v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
• v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.

utter

• adj. (now poetic, literary) Outer; furthest out, most remote.
• adj. (obsolete) Outward.
• adj. Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
• v. (transitive) To say.
• v. (transitive) To use the voice.
• v. (transitive) To make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved.
• v. (transitive) To make (a noise).
• v. (law, transitive) To put counterfeit money, etc., into circulation.
• adv. (obsolete) Further out; further away, outside.

verbalise

• v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of verbalize.

verbalize

• v. To speak or to use words to express.
• v. (grammar) To adapt a word of another part of speech as a verb.