parachute

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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.

sostantivo

1
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
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
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.
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.
5
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.

Etimologia

Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

verbo

1
To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
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.
2
To introduce into a place using such a device.
The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
3
To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
4
gergoTo wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.

Forme

plurale: parachutes
passato: parachuted
participio passato: parachuted
participio presente: parachuting
3ª persona singolare: parachutes

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