chute vs funnel

chute

noun
  • A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. 

  • A waterfall or rapid. 

  • The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. 

  • A parachute. 

  • A spinnaker. 

verb
  • To parachute. 

funnel

noun
  • A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. 

  • A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like. 

verb
  • To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party. 

  • To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow. 

  • To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.). 

  • To use a funnel. 

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