Definitions from Wiktionary (parachute)

▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
▸ noun:  (BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
▸ noun:  A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
▸ verb:  (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.

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