chute vs dive

chute and dive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chute	Yes	No	Yes	No
dive	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dive is a hypernym of chute; that is, dive is a word with a broader meaning than chute:

Other hypernyms of chute include plunge, plunk.

chute (noun)	dive (noun)
sloping channel through which things can descend	a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall	a headlong plunge into water
	a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

chute (verb)	dive (verb)
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute	drop steeply
	swim under water
	plunge into water