Found 2 items, similar to shute.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Shute Shute n : English writer who settled in Norway after World War II (1899-1960) [syn: Nevil Shute, Nevil Shute Norway]
English → English (gcide) Definition: shute Shoot \Shoot\, n. [F. chute. See Chute. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also chute, and shute.] [U. S.] [1913 Webster] To take a shoot, to pass through a shoot instead of the main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]