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noun
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An act of gulching or gulping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A glutton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To fall heavily.
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noun
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flume
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Broader terms: gorge
History
From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.
Across languages
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