CHUTE
chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
(noun) sloping channel through which things can descend
parachute, chute
(noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
chute, parachute, jump
(verb) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chute (plural chutes)
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
A waterfall or rapid.
The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo.
Etymology 2
Noun
chute (plural chutes)
(informal) A parachute.
Verb
chute (third-person singular simple present chutes, present participle chuting, simple past and past participle chuted)
(informal, intransitive) To parachute.
Anagrams
• chuet, teuch
Proper noun
Chute (plural Chutes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chute is the 15871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1833 individuals. Chute is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
Anagrams
• chuet, teuch
Source: Wiktionary
Chute, n. Etym: [F. chute, prop. a fall.]
1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are
made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water
passes to a wheel.
2. See Shoot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition