gulch

CEFRC2

/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A narrow, steep-sided valley formed by running water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

Examples

  • A narrow stream ran through the rocky gulch.

  • A gulch formed after the landslide.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To fall heavily.

  2. An act of gulching or gulping.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To swallow greedily; to gulp down.

More examples

In context

  • The gulch was a deep canyon.

  • You muddy gulche, darst look me in the face while mine eyes sparkle with revengeful fire?

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The hiker fell into a steep blank while exploring the canyon.

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Origin

noun

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.