reflex response vs gulp

gulp vs reflex response

reflex response and gulp both are nouns.

reflex response is not a verb while gulp is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex response	Yes	No	No	No
gulp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gulp is a hyponym of reflex response; that is, gulp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflex response:

reflex response: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
gulp: a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Other hyponyms of reflex response include accommodation reflex, Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking, blush, flush, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, defecation reflex, rectal reflex, oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning, electric shock, electrical shock, shock, breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind, gulping, knee-jerk reflex, knee jerk, patellar reflex, light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, mydriasis, micturition reflex, gag reflex, pharyngeal reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

reflex response (noun)	gulp (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	a large and hurried swallow
	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

reflex response (verb)	gulp (verb)
	utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

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