parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /

NOUN

safety net

Synonyms

WEAK

benefits buffer government aid insurance level of economic security guaranteed by government precaution precautions preventive measure protection protective umbrella safeguard safety plug safety valve sheet anchor subsidy

VERB

jump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce bound dive drop fall hop plummet skip surge take top vault

STRONG

barge bob buck canter caper clear curvet gambol hurdle hurtle jerk jiggle jounce lollop lop lunge lurch pop quiver rattle ricochet saltate shake sky somersault trip waver wobble

WEAK

bail out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

decline decrease

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Police are still searching for a part of the parachute system which contains propellant.

From BBC

Watt said they had received huge support after being parachuted into the tournament.

From Barron's

Calls have been building to parachute him in given the side's Pakistan struggles.

From Barron's

Jack Propeck, of Mission Viejo, is charged with one count of delivering or retrieving a person or object by parachute, helicopter or other airborne means, according to a complaint filed Dec. 12 in U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cirrus SR 20 is known to deploy a parachute system and images circulating online after the crash appeared to show a yellow parachute canopy caught in a pylon nearby.

From BBC

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