dive vs chute

dive and chute both are nouns.

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

As verbs, chute is a hyponym of dive; that is, chute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dive:

Other hyponyms of dive include power-dive, nosedive, duck, crash-dive, jump, parachute.

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

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