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noun, verb, chut⋅ed, chut⋅ing.| 1. | an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level. |
| 2. | a waterfall or steep descent, as in a river. |
| 3. | a water slide, as at an amusement park. |
| 4. | a steep slope, as for tobogganing. |
| 5. | to move or deposit, by or as if by means of a chute: The dock had facilities for chuting grain directly into the hold of a vessel. |
| 6. | to descend by or as if by means of a chute. |
| 7. | out of the chute, at the start; at the very beginning: The new business made mistakes right out of the chute and failed within a year. |
