0%

chute

chute
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoot]
    • /ʃut/
    • /ʃuːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot]
    • /ʃut/

Definitions of chute word

  • countable noun chute A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide. 3
  • countable noun chute A chute is a parachute. 3
  • noun chute an inclined channel or vertical passage down which water, parcels, coal, etc, may be dropped 3
  • noun chute a steep slope, used as a slide as for toboggans 3
  • noun chute a slide into a swimming pool 3
  • noun chute a narrow passageway through which animals file for branding, spraying, etc 3

Information block about the term

Origin of chute

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < French, Middle French, representing Old French cheoite a fall, nominalized feminine past participle of cheoir to fall (< Vulgar Latin *cadēre, for Latin cadere; cf. cadence, case1), with vowel of Middle French chue, Old French cheue, a variant past participle; some senses influenced by shoot1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chute popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chute usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for chute

noun chute

  • gutter — a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • runway — a way along which something runs.
  • course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
  • slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.

Top questions with chute

  • what does chute mean?
  • what is a chute?
  • what is chute?
  • how to build a football chute?
  • what is a squeeze chute?
  • how to build a laundry chute?
  • how to install a laundry chute?
  • how to make a chute?
  • what is a laundry chute?
  • what does the word chute mean?
  • how to make a laundry chute?
  • how to build laundry chute?
  • what is power chute?
  • what does chute mean in spanish?
  • where is little chute wi?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?