chute

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʃ(j)uːt/ or /ʃɪu̯t/
• Homophone: shoot

Noun

Singular chute

Plural chutes

1. (countable) A chute is a tube which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level.
2. (countable) (informal) A chute is a parachute.

Verb

Plain form chute

Third-person singular chutes

Past tense chuted

Past participle chuted

Present participle chuting

1. (intransitive) (informal) If a person chutes, they parachute.