chute
1
[ shoot ]
/ ʃut /
noun
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
a waterfall or steep descent, as in a river.
a water slide, as at an amusement park.
a steep slope, as for tobogganing.
verb (used with object), chut·ed, chut·ing.
to move or deposit, by or as if by means of a chute: The dock had facilities for chuting grain directly into the hold of a vessel.
verb (used without object), chut·ed, chut·ing.
to descend by or as if by means of a chute.
Idioms for chute
out of the chute,
at the start; at the very beginning: The new business made mistakes right out of the chute and failed within a year.
Origin of chute
1
1715–25; < French, Middle French, representing Old French
cheoite a fall, nominalized feminine past participle of
cheoir to fall (< Vulgar Latin
*cadēre, for Latin
cadere; cf.
cadence,
case1), with vowel of Middle French
chue, Old French
cheue, a variant past participle; some senses influenced by
shoot1
Words nearby chute
churr,
churrasco,
churrigueresque,
churro,
chuse,
chute,
chute the chute,
chute-the-chute,
chutist,
chutney,
chutzpa
Definition for chute (2 of 2)
chute
2
[ shoot ]
/ ʃut /
noun
a parachute.
verb (used without object), chut·ed, chut·ing.
to descend from the air by or as if by a parachute.
verb (used with object), chut·ed, chut·ing.
to drop from an aircraft by means of a parachute: Supplies were chuted to the snowbound mountain climbers.
Origin of chute
2
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening
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British Dictionary definitions for chute (1 of 2)
chute
1
/ (ʃuːt) /
noun
an inclined channel or vertical passage down which water, parcels, coal, etc, may be dropped
a steep slope, used as a slide as for toboggans
a slide into a swimming pool
a narrow passageway through which animals file for branding, spraying, etc
a rapid or waterfall
Word Origin for chute
C19: from Old French
cheoite, feminine past participle of
cheoir to fall, from Latin
cadere; in some senses, a variant spelling of
shoot