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chute.

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.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃuːt/Received-Pronunciation/ʃut/General-American/ʃʉt/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃɪu̯t/Wales
  1. 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. A waterfall or rapid.

  3. A pen or passageway to constrain the movement of an animal, such as livestock being loaded for transport; the pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo.

  4. An extension to a straightway on either the home stretch or the backstretch, to avoid having a turn at the start of the race.

Where this word comes from

From French chute.

noun/ʃuːt/Received-Pronunciation/ʃut/General-American/ʃʉt/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃɪu̯t/Wales
  1. A parachute.

    informal
  2. A spinnaker.

    broadly · slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of parachute.

verb/ʃuːt/Received-Pronunciation/ʃut/General-American/ʃʉt/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃɪu̯t/Wales
  1. To parachute.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of parachute.

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