chute
/ˈʃut/
nounverb
Familiar
1.n.rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
2.n.sloping channel through which things can descend
3.v.jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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chute and shoot are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. chute means “rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall”. shoot means “hit with a missile from a weapon”. shoot is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈʃut/
1.n.rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
2.n.sloping channel through which things can descend
3.v.jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
/ˈʃut/
| chute | shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃut/ | /ˈʃut/ |
| Said | shoot | shoot |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 3 | 22 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | parachute | hit, pip |
Full entry for chute · Full entry for shoot · More comparisons
1.v.hit with a missile from a weapon
2.v.kill by firing a missile
3.v.fire a shot
“the gunman blasted away”