gulp up

verb — 2 senses

gulp up

verb
1

Archaic 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

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:

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