variants
or less commonly shute
1
a
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
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4
chuted; chuting
: to convey by a chute
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.
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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.
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Hank Bradshaw,
Outdoor Life,
24 June 2026
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
From the old mail chute in the lobby to the original grand marble portrait reliefs on the ornate curving staircase, attention to historical preservation adds charm in all the public—and even not-so-public—spaces, like the basement bank safe where the original Coca-Cola recipe once resided.
—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The touch screen mounts to the lower front corner, and the purge chute goes on the rear of the machine.
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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
The other standout feature is its grind retention, which refers to how much coffee gets caught in the burrs or chute and left behind.
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Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
From the old mail chute in the lobby to the original grand marble portrait reliefs on the ornate curving staircase, attention to historical preservation adds charm in all the public—and even not-so-public—spaces, like the basement bank safe where the original Coca-Cola recipe once resided.
—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chute. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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