chute

1 of 2

noun

ˈshüt 

variants or less commonly shute

1

a

: fall sense 6b

b

: a quick descent (as in a river) : rapid

2

: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide

3

: parachute

4

: spinnaker

chute

2 of 2

verb

chuted; chuting

transitive verb

: to convey by a chute

intransitive verb

1

: to go in or as if in a chute

2

: to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it)

Examples of chute in a Sentence

Noun

She dropped the towels into the laundry chute.

children sliding down a water chute

The skiers came racing down the chute.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The touch screen mounts to the lower front corner, and the purge chute goes on the rear of the machine. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

But McAree Lake, which lies on the Ontario side of Iron and is fed from Iron through the picturesque twin chutes of Rebecca Falls, has become almost entirely a bass lake. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026

Verb

French novelist Aude Walker wrote a piece of fiction from a single prompt, the word chute, meaning fall, ending, punchline, or offcut, transforming it into a meditation on renewal that mirrors Polène's own Plèi collection, which reimagines leather scraps into new creations. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026

The other standout feature is its grind retention, which refers to how much coffee gets caught in the burrs or chute and left behind. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance

First Known Use

Noun

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1884, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing chute

• out of the chute

Rhymes for chute

• boot
• bruit
• brut
• brute
• coot
• cute
• flute
• fruit
• hoot
• jute
• loot
• lute

Kids Definition

chute

noun

variants also shute

ˈshüt

1

: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass

a coal chute

a mail chute

2

: parachute entry 1 sense 1