Chat definition
(comput.) The act or an instance of chatting.
noun
A spike, as of plantain.
noun
An easy, informal talk or conversation.
noun
(comput.) Of or having to do with chatting.
A chat group, chat session.
adjective
Any of various passerine birds with a chattering call.
noun
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(comput.) To hold a real-time electronic conversation by exchanging typed messages.
verb
Any of several songbirds of various families characterized by a chattering song; esp., a yellow-breasted wood warbler (Icteria virens) of North America.
noun
(computers) A synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.
noun
Small talk; chitchat.
A letter filled with chat about books.
noun
An informal, light conversation.
noun
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An ament or catkin, as of a willow.
noun
A samara, as of a maple.
noun
To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
verb
(computers) To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
verb
To talk or converse in a light, easy, informal manner.
verb
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Any of various birds in the families Muscicapidae or Parulidae that have a chattering call, especially the yellow-breasted chat.
noun
To chat is defined as to talk or have a friendly exchange.
When you stop and talk to your neighbor about the weather and your kids, this is an example of a time when you chat with your neighbor.
When you have a conversation with someone on your computer screen using an instant messaging service, this is an example of a chat.
verb
The definition of a chat is a friendly, casual conversation.
When you and your neighbor have a casual little talk, this is an example of a chat.
When you have an electronic conversation using an instant message service on a computer screen, this is an example of a chat.
noun
chat up
- to chat with, often, specif., in a flirtatious or seductive way
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of chat
- Middle English chatten to jabber alteration of chateren chatter
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition