gulp

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Noun

1. The [[usual]] [[amount#Noun|amount]] [[swallow#Verb|swallowed]].
2. The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
3. {{lb|en|rare|computing}} An unspecified small number of [[byte]]s, often two.

Verb

1. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
2. To [[react]] [[nervous]]ly by swallowing.

Interjection

1. {{non-gloss|An [[indication]] of (the [[sound#Noun|sound]] of) an [[involuntary]] [[fear#Noun|fear]] [[reaction]] in the form of a [[swallowing#Noun|swallowing]] [[motion]].}}

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