parachute
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: BDSM
aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
biology
business
engineering
lifestyle
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sexuality
zoology
Etymology: Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
Inflected forms:
form: parachutes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: parachutes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: parachuting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: parachuted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: parachuted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
gloss: A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
pos: noun
gloss: A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
pos: noun
examples: Under that there are dildos and butt-plugs arranged by size on two shelves: two fat butt-plugs and four small ones, four two-headed dildos, eight ordinary dildos. Under that, the little material hanging on nails: five different pairs of nipple clamps, some clothespins, a parachute for the balls, a dog collar, two hoods, one in leather, one in latex, six cockrings, in steel or leather, regular or with built-in ball-squeezers, two dick sheaths […]
Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene.
She came near and grabbed his balls tightly with her left hand, tugging them downward while applying a parachute harness with her right hand. […] His balls stretched downward under the delicious weight.
A parachute is a small collar, usually made from leather, which fastens around the scrotum, and from which weights can be hung.
gloss: A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
pos: noun
gloss: To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
gloss: To introduce into a place using such a device.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
gloss: To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: slang
Related words: parapente
parasail
paratrooper
skydiving
Derived words: antiparachute
bumbershoot
chute
collared parachute
drag parachute
drogue parachute
golden parachute
parachutable
parachute candidate
parachute flare
parachuteless
parachutelike
parachute panties
parachute pants
parachute payment
parachute roll
parachutic
parachuting
parachutism
parachutist
paradun
peacock parachute spider
statichute
umbershoot
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