chute
Pronounced:
/ˈʃu:t/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural chutesMeaning:
[count] 1 : a narrow tube or passage that things and people go down or through ▪ She dropped the towels into the laundry chute. ▪ a mail chute ▪ children sliding down a water chute ▪ The skiers came racing down the chute.
2 informal : 1parachute ▪ His chute opened automatically.
2 informal : 1parachute ▪ His chute opened automatically.
out of the chute
US informal : since the very beginning ▪ He was successful (right) out of the chute.