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churn
churn out
churn rate
churr
Churrigueresque
churro
chut
chute (1)
chute (2)
chute-the-chute
chutney
chutzpah
Chuvash
chyle
chylomicron
chyme
chymopapain
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chute (2)
chute [ shoot ] (plural chutes)


noun 
Definition:
 
aviation  ( informal )
Same as  parachuten (sense 1)

[Early 20th century. Shortening]

chut·ist noun
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