[shoot-th
uh-shoot, shoot-uh-shoot] 
| 1. | a ride or coaster, as at an amusement park or carnival, that provides thrills or excitement by moving passengers down steep dips and around sharp curves, esp. one having a track that ends in water. Compare roller coaster. |
| 2. | a steep or curving slide used for purposes of amusement. |
| 3. | any ride, motion, or experience that produces a sensation of rapid or curving descent: an emotional chute-the-chute. |
| chute-the-chute (shōōt'thə-shōōt') n. Variant of shoot-the-chute. |
| shoot-the-chute also chute-the-chute (shōōt'thə-shōōt') n. An amusement ride consisting of a steep slide often with a pool of water at the end. |