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
Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
Despite the doors being locked, police believe the thieves climbed through a trash chute to enter the building.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Next, the researchers tested the grinding process, placing a Faraday cup under the grinder chute to measure how much electrical static accumulated on the ground beans, varying coffee varieties, roasting levels, and grind settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Use the brush provided with the machine (or a bottle brush) to clean the upper burr, lower burr, and ground coffee chute.
—Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
Despite the doors being locked, police believe the thieves climbed through a trash chute to enter the building.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
Verb
The Salinas Junior Rodeo will feature goat tying, calf riding, chute dogging, calf roping and more — all traumatic for the terrified animals, and dangerous for children and animals alike.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Next, the researchers tested the grinding process, placing a Faraday cup under the grinder chute to measure how much electrical static accumulated on the ground beans, varying coffee varieties, roasting levels, and grind settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chute. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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