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
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Inspectors found black residue behind the ice chute of an ice machine.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Mickeys being dragged to the incinerator chute and melted down for regeneration.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Inspectors found black residue behind the ice chute of an ice machine.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
An ice maker had black mold-like growth in its wall and chute.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Mickeys being dragged to the incinerator chute and melted down for regeneration.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chute. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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