gulch

== English == === Alternative forms === gulk, glutch (dialectal) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʌlt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌltʃ === Verb === gulch (third-person singular simple present gulches, present participle gulching, simple past and past participle gulched) (obsolete) To swallow greedily; to gulp down. (obsolete) To fall heavily. ==== Derived terms ==== (gulp): gulch-cup === Noun === gulch (plural gulches) A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully. (obsolete) An act of gulching or gulping. (obsolete) A glutton. ==== Derived terms ==== (ravine): drygulch, drygulcher, Gucci Gulch (glutton): gulchin ==== Translations ==== === References === Whitney, William Dwight, ed., The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, New York: The Century Co., 1902.