gulp down verb3 •To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.I am so constituted that I absolutely must gulp down the juice of three oranges before confronting the rigors of day. — 1957 •To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly. •(figurative) To believe without questioning; to swallow.The old man […] glibly gulped down the whole narrative. — 1755 formsgulped down · gulping down · gulps down