chat

[Chat]

When you chat, you have a brief, casual conversation. You might chat with your mail carrier when she delivers a package to your door.

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To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

Noun
songbirds having a chattering call

Noun
birds having a chattering call

Noun
an informal conversation

Verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"


v. i.
To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

v. t.
To talk of.

n.
Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.

n.
A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidae, as the stonechat, and whinchat.

n.
A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.

n.
Small stones with ore.


Chat

Chat , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chatting.] [From Chatter. 'fb22.] To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip. Shak.
To chat a while on their adventures.
Syn. -- To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.

Chat

Chat, v. t. To talk of. [Obs.]

Chat

Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
2. (Zo'94l.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yelow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolid'91, as the stonechat, and whinchat. Bush chat. (Zo'94l.) See under Bush.

Chat

Chat, n. 1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit. 2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore. Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine. [Local.]

To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

To talk of.

Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.

A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.

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Usage Examples

What troubles me is the Internet and the electronic technology revolution. Shyness is fueled in part by so many people spending huge amounts of time alone, isolated on e-mail, in chat rooms, which reduces their face-to-face contact with other people.

The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.

When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.

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Other Usage Examples

If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your muscles grow, your ego has reached a point where it is now eating itself. That's why I believe there should be a psychiatrist at every health club, so that when they see you doing this, they will take you away for a little chat.

I'm one of those women who likes to chat and share knowledge and pass it around.

People meet in bars after work all over the world and talk about the great problems of life and death and the world and politics and they don't take themselves seriously. They can do nothing else except chat about these things in bars after work.

I would love to have dinner with Jay-Z and Beyonce. I think we would have a lot to chat about. I like them both so much, and I love them as a couple. I like that they are both at the top of their game - and that they have a mutual respect and admiration for each other.

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