wrong pipe US
rɔːŋ paɪp
Definition

Definition of wrong pipe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chokingUSsituation where food enters the trachea causing coughingUS
  • She started coughing because the water went down the wrong pipe.
  • He choked when the juice went down the wrong pipe.
  • Laughing while eating can lead to food going down the wrong pipe.
aspiration choking
Add a suggestion |

Expressions with wrong pipe

💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
go down the wrong pipev.
accidentally enter the airway instead of the stomach while swallowing
The sip of juice went down the wrong pipe and made him cough.

Expressions with wrong

wrong footn.
foot that is not correct or intended
He put his shoe on the wrong foot.
get it all wrongv.
misunderstand something completely or incorrectly
He got it all wrong about the meeting time.
in the wrongadj.
responsible for a mistake or wrongdoing
She was clearly in the wrong for breaking the vase.
tell right from wrongv.
distinguish between morally correct and incorrect actions
She learned to tell right from wrong at a young age.
the wrong trackn.
mistaken or incorrect path
He realized he was on the wrong track after seeing the signs.
the wrong wayadv.
in an incorrect direction or path
He drove the wrong way on the highway.

Expressions with pipe

pipe downv.
stop talking or making noise
The teacher asked the students to pipe down during the lecture..
pipe dreamn.
unrealistic hope or plan unlikely to happen
Winning the lottery is just a pipe dream.
pipe inv.
interrupt a conversation with a comment
She piped in with a suggestion during the meeting.
pipe upv.
speak suddenly or loudly in a group
He piped up with a question during the meeting.
go down the wrong pipev.
accidentally enter the airway instead of the stomach while swallowing
The sip of juice went down the wrong pipe and made him cough.
just a pipe dreamn.
wish unlikely to come true
His idea of becoming a movie star is just a pipe dream.
smoke the peace pipev.
settle a dispute or disagreement
The neighbors finally smoked the peace pipe after months of arguments.
laying pipen.
the act of installing pipes
The workers were busy with the laying pipe for the new building.
pipe cleanern.
colorful wire for arts and crafts projects
She made a butterfly using pipe cleaners.
smoking pipen.
tube with a bowl for smoking tobacco
He enjoyed his evening with a smoking pipe.

Terms related to wrong pipe

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
blockagebreathecoughgaginhaleobstructionsputterswallow

View all translations of wrong pipe

✨Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
  1. French:fausse route, ...
  2. German:Verschlucken, ...
  3. Italian:traverso, ...
  4. Spanish:vía incorrecta, ...
  5. Portuguese:engasgamento, ...
  6. Chinese:呛水, ...
  7. Japanese:気管に入る, ...
  8. Arabic:دُخول الطَّعام في مَجرى التَّنفُّس, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַצָּב שֶׁבּוֹ מָזוֹן נִכְנָס לְקָנֵה הַנְּשִׁימָה וְגוֹרֵם לְשִׁיעוּל, ...
  10. Russian:поперхивание, ...
  11. Ukrainian:потрапляння не в те горло, ...
  12. Hindi:श्वासनली में खाना या पानी चले जाना, ...
Browse the dictionary entries starting with “w”:
wrong number wrong orientation wrong side wrong side of forty

Discover how Reverso redefines the dictionary

Go beyond “simple words”

Get more than a simple definition

Go from understanding to mastery

Helping millions of people and large organizations communicate more efficiently and precisely in all languages.
Products
Translate Text
Translate Documents
Translation in Context
Grammar Check
Synonyms
Conjugation
Free apps
Reverso for Mac/Windows
Reverso for iOS/Android
Reverso for Chrome/Edge
Offers
Reverso Premium
Reverso Corporate Translator
FAQ
|
Contact
|
About Reverso
|
Terms & Conditions
|
Privacy Settings
|
Privacy Policy
©2026 Reverso. All rights reserved.
English Chinese Dictionary|English Swedish Dictionary|English Romanian Dictionary|English Portuguese Dictionary|English Polish Dictionary|English Dutch Dictionary|English Korean Dictionary|English Japanese Dictionary|English Hebrew Dictionary|English Spanish Dictionary|English German Dictionary|English Arabic Dictionary|English Turkish Dictionary|English Russian Dictionary|English Italian Dictionary|English Ukrainian Dictionary|English French Dictionary|English Vietnamese Dictionary|English Bengali Dictionary|English Danish Dictionary|English Greek Dictionary|English Hindi Dictionary|English Brazilian Portuguese Dictionary|English Persian Dictionary|English Thai Dictionary|English Catalan Dictionary|English Czech Dictionary|English Hungarian Dictionary|English Khmer Dictionary