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/shooht/, n., v., chuted, chuting.n.1. an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.2. a waterfall or steep descent, as in a river.3. a water slide, as at an amusement park.4. a steep slope, as for tobogganing.5. 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.v.t.6. 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.v.i.7. to descend by or as if by means of a chute.[1715-25; < F, MF, repr. OF cheoite a fall, nominalized fem. ptp. of cheoir to fall ( < VL *cadere, for L cadere; cf. CADENCE, CASE1), with vowel of MF chue, OF cheue, a variant ptp.; some senses influenced by SHOOT]chute2/shooht/, n., v., chuted, chuting.n.1. a parachute.v.i.2. to descend from the air by or as if by a parachute.v.t.3. to drop from an aircraft by means of a parachute: Supplies were chuted to the snowbound mountain climbers.[1915-20, Amer.; by shortening]
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Universalium. 2010.
