Chat — Defs

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

imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chatting

1.
To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
“To chat a while on their adventures.” — Dryden.

Syn. To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.

02 v. t. To talk of.

03 n. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.

1.
Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
“Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.” — Pope.
2.
A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria viridis), and the long-tailed chat (Icteria longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidæ, as the stonechat, and whinchat.(Zool.)

Phrases & compounds

Bush chat — See under Bush.

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

Phrases & compounds

Chat potatoes — small potatoes, such as are given to swine.