"chute" in the noun sense
1. parachute, chute
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
2. chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
sloping channel through which things can descend
"chute" in the verb sense
1. chute, parachute, jump
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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