Definition of "parachute" in Anglais

noun

1. (aviation) 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.

2. (zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.

3. Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.

4. (BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.

5. A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.

verb

1. (intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.

2. (transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.

   • The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.

3. (transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.

4. (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.