gulf

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Noun

Singular gulf

Plural gulfs

1. A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that has land mostly around it.
2. A deep hollow; chasm or abyss.
3. Any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.
4. Something that engulfs or swallows up.

Verb

Plain form gulf

Third-person singular gulfs

Past tense gulfed

Past participle gulfed

Present participle gulfing

1. When you gulf something, you swallow up or engulf it.