Sekirov Dictionary

parachute

/ˈpæɹəʃuːt/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
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A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
- Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene. — 2012

verb4

To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
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To introduce into a place using such a device.
- The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
(slang) To wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.

forms

parachuted · parachuting · parachutes

Phrases with parachute

golden parachute
An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.

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