Definitions for chute
ʃutchute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parachute, chutenoun

   rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

2. chute, slide, slideway, sloping troughverb

   sloping channel through which things can descend

3. chute, parachute, jumpverb

   jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chutenoun

   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. chutenoun

   parachute

3. Etymology: From chute

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chute

   A chute is a narrow, steep, usually enclosed passage or tube for conveying things or substances from a higher to a lower level. This could apply to a range of things from waste disposed down a garbage chute to packages in a mail chute, or people sliding down an emergency chute. In nature, a chute can also refer to a steep river rapid or waterfall.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chutenoun

   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. Chutenoun

   see Shoot

3. Etymology: [F. chute, prop. a fall.]

FreebaseRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Chute

   A chute is a vertical or inclined plane, channel, or passage through which objects are moved by means of gravity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chute

   shōōt, n. a waterfall, rapid: a channel down which to pass water, logs, rubbish, &c. [Fr. chute, a fall.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chute

   Chute is a cloud platform that helps apps and sites capture, manage, and display media files.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chute

   A fall of water or rapid; the word is much used in North America, wherever the nomenclature of the country retains traces of the early French settlers. (See SHOOT.)

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chute

   The French for “a fall,” applied by the Americans to a declivity of water. The exciting diversion of boating on such a waterfall is styled “Shooting the Chutes.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHUTE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chute is ranked #15871 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chute surname appeared 1,833 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Chute.
   
   92.4% or 1,695 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 28 total occurrences were Black.
   1.3% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Dive
   • Rescue Equipment

How to pronounce chute?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chute in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chute in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of chute in a Sentence

1. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   Chuck (Schumer) just moo’s and follows (Nancy) Pelosi into the cow chute.

2. Luis Campana:

   The engine exploded. As we were getting out of the plane down the chute, the smoke was beginning to enter and the engine was in flames.

3. William Hanrahan:

   What each side is going to do is attempt to prejudice the jury right out of the chute, to strategically plant seeds to subtly set forth their positions, for a seasoned judge, it’s going to be a challenge here because some lawyers are really good and able to slowly introduce their case in the form of questions to the potential jurors.

4. Adam Scott:

   The energy walking up the chute to No. 10 is some of the most you'll feel, if you're in the hunt, you know what you're walking into. And they'll remind you if you try to block it out. But that's the beauty of the place. It's really maybe the greatest stadium there is in golf.

5. Leonardo DiCaprio:

   It was a tandem dive. We pulled the first chute. That was knotted up… He pulled the second, and that was knotted up too. He just kept shaking it and shaking it in midair, as all my friends were, you know, what felt like half a mile above me, and I’m plummeting toward earth. [Laughs.] And he finally unravels it in midair.

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