I. noun
also shute ˈshüt
Etymology: French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance
Date: 1805
1.
a. : fall 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
II. verb
( chut·ed ; chut·ing )
Date: 1884
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)