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- verb idiomatic, of food or drink To go down the
trachea (windpipe ) in one'sthroat instead of theesophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting incoughing orchoking . - verb literally To travel in or on an incorrect or unusual direction or path.
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