chute vs groove

chute

noun
  • A waterfall or rapid. 

  • 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. 

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

  • A parachute. 

  • A spinnaker. 

verb
  • To parachute. 

groove

noun
  • A shaft or excavation. 

  • A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression. 

  • A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit) 

  • The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit. 

  • A fixed routine. 

  • A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm. 

verb
  • To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music. 

  • To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow. 

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