chute

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noun

ˈshüt 

variants or less commonly shute

1

a

: fall sense 6b

b

: a quick descent (as in a river) : rapid

2

: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide

3

: parachute

4

: spinnaker

chute

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verb

chuted; chuting

transitive verb

: to convey by a chute

intransitive verb

1

: to go in or as if in a chute

2

: to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it)

Examples of chute in a Sentence

Noun

She dropped the towels into the laundry chute.

children sliding down a water chute

The skiers came racing down the chute.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Wick, who had completed 267 jumps before the accident, did not deploy her reserve chute after her parachute had technical problems, the center said. —Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025

Revelstoke Mountain Resort boasts the most vertical in North America and has a rugged feel with chutes and bowls up top and beginner-friendly terrain near the base. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024

Verb

Mickeys being dragged to the incinerator chute and melted down for regeneration. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025

The best airport etiquette to follow Avoid waiting at the front of the carousel chute for your luggage, said an expert. —Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance

First Known Use

Noun

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1884, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing chute

• out of the chute

Kids Definition

chute

noun

variants also shute

ˈshüt

1

: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass

a coal chute

a mail chute

2

: parachute entry 1 sense 1