variants
or less commonly shute
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The drag chute is deployed on July 21, 2011, as the space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in the final mission of the NASA shuttle program.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Make sure blades have come to a complete stop before crossing over gravel or touching any part of the mower, including attempting to unclog the discharge chute or removing the grass catcher.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for chute 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
The start signal beeped, and Wedding launched himself out of the chute, his six-foot-four frame coiled low to the ground.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The drag chute is deployed on July 21, 2011, as the space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in the final mission of the NASA shuttle program.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
The best airport etiquette to follow Avoid waiting at the front of the carousel chute for your luggage, said an expert.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Make sure blades have come to a complete stop before crossing over gravel or touching any part of the mower, including attempting to unclog the discharge chute or removing the grass catcher.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for chute
Dictionary Entries Near chute
Cite this Entry
“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chute. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share