A chute is (1) a trough, tube, or channel through which things may pass; (2) a waterfall; and (3) a parachute. For any of these uses, shoot (which has numerous definitions of its own) is a misspelling of chute.
Shute, meanwhile, is only a name.
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A chute is (1) a trough, tube, or channel through which things may pass; (2) a waterfall; and (3) a parachute. For any of these uses, shoot (which has numerous definitions of its own) is a misspelling of chute.
Shute, meanwhile, is only a name.