Definitionen
1.NounA 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.NounA web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
3.NounAny of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
4.NounA small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
5.NounA large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
6.VerbTo jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
7.VerbTo introduce into a place using such a device."The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines."
8.VerbTo place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
9.VerbTo wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.