Gulp Vs Down?

[sambistapt]

Hello amigos!

He gulped/downed two pints before the main meal.

Do these verbs mean the same here? Is there any difference between them?

Thanks,

Sam

[Anglika]

They both mean he drank the two pints, gulp indicating that he drank them very quickly and downing just indicating that he drank them.

[Shakespeare's brother]

Hi Sam, the difference is small: 'gulped' tends to suggest a fast, eager and messy(?) way of drinking, whereas 'downed' more accurately describes drinking something in one go...all at once.