n.

1. An inclined trough, passage, or channel through or down which things may pass.
2. A waterfall or rapid.
3. A parachute.

v., chut·ed, chut·ing, chutes.

v.tr.

To convey or deposit by a chute.

v.intr.

To go or descend by a chute.

[French, a fall, alteration (influenced by chu) of Old French cheoite, from feminine past participle of cheoir, to fall, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere. Sense 3, short for PARACHUTE.]

n. informal a parachute.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(Fr. : ‘fall’)

Term used inFrench Baroque music for an appoggiatura or note of anticipation; it is also found in keyboard music for a passing note or acciaccatura used as an ornament in an arpeggiated chord.

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An open-top trough through which bulk materials are conveyed and lowered by gravity.

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1. a device used to restrain large animals especially cattle and horses. It is a small stall into which the animal is encouraged to walk. The head is fixed, in cattle by a head bail, the back is closed and the animal can then be examined or treated. The quality of the chute depends on its freedom from injury to the animal and the operator and the accessibility of the animal for the procedures to be conducted. Speed of throughput is also an important consideration when large numbers are to be handled in repetitive treatments and quick-release gates are an essential part of the unit. Called also stocks, crush.
2. a similar crate or stall at a rodeo in which a wild animal can be saddled and mounted before being released to buck with the rider.

• hydraulic c. — one where the functions of closing the head catch, closing the tail gait and applying the side-squeeze are done hydraulically using separate controls for each function. Installed on operations where large numbers of cattle are being handled to relieve the manual labor associated with hand operated levers.
• specialist c's — other special chutes are available including those which include tilt tables, hoof repair platforms, and mobile chutes.
• squeeze c. — one in which the sides of the chute can be moved inwards by a lever to squeeze and restrain the animal from moving. Common chutes used for beef cattle.

IN BRIEF: A long tube or slide in which things are dropped or slid down to a lower place.

The laundry ended up in the basement after they threw it down the chute.

Tutor's tip: When the "chute" (parachute) fell, it landed on the new "shoot" (a young plant growth).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - strømfald, nedfaldsskakt, rutschebane
v. tr. - styrte, lade glide ned ad en sliske
v. intr. - rutsche

2.
n. - faldskærm

Nederlands (Dutch)
parachute, stortkoker

Français (French)
1.
n. - glissière, trémie (charbon), vide-ordures, (Sport) piste de toboggan, toboggan, (Géog) rapide, chute d'eau
v. tr. - déverser ou déposer dans une trémie
v. intr. - aller ou descendre en toboggan

2.
n. - parachute

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Rutsche, Schütte, Stromschnelle, Müllschlucker
v. - auf einer Rutschband transportieren, eine Rutschband benutzen

2.
n. - Fallschirm, Spinnaker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υδατόπτωση, τσουλήθρα, γλίστρα

Italiano (Italian)
paracadute, tromba per le immondizie

idioms:

• garbage chute    tromba per le immondizie
• rubbish chute    tromba per le immondizie
• trash chute    tromba per le immondizie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cascata (f), calha (f) de escoamento, descida (f), pára-quedas (m) (coloq.)

idioms:

• garbage chute    condutor de lixo (Amer.English)
• rubbish chute    condutor de lixo (Brit.English)
• trash chute    condutor de lixo

Русский (Russian)
парашют, спуск, детская горка

idioms:

• garbage chute    мусоропровод
• rubbish chute    мусоропровод
• trash chute    мусоропровод

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tubo vertedor, vertedero de basuras
v. tr. - verter
v. intr. - verterse, hacer un vertido

2.
n. - paracaídas, vela auxiliar de una embarcación de regatas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rutschbana (tekn.), störtränna, rutschkana (på lekplats), rutschduk, kälkbacke, vattenfall

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
瀑布, 斜道, 用斜槽或滑道将...运下, 在斜槽或滑道中滑行, 像在斜槽或滑道中滑行, 利用斜槽或滑道

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 瀑布, 斜道
v. tr. - 用斜槽或滑道將...運下
v. intr. - 在斜槽或滑道中滑行, 像在斜槽或滑道中滑行, 利用斜槽或滑道

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 활강로, 낙수
v. tr. - 떨어뜨리다, ~로 운반하다
v. intr. - 활송 장치로 내려가다, ~로 운반하다

2.
n. - 낙하산

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 射水路, 急流, 滝

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مختصر للمظله الجويه الباراشوت, مزلقه, منحدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צינור או מתקן אחר להעברת מים גרעינים או פחם לגובה נמוך יותר, מגלשת מים בגן שעשועים, מפל-מים, מורד תלול‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר באמצעות מתקן העברה כנ"ל‬
v. intr. - ‮עבר/ירד במתקן כנ"ל‬
n. - ‮מצנח‬

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