chat

chat

chat¹ [chat]

vi.

chatted, chatting [< CHATTER]

1. to talk or converse in a light, easy, informal manner

2. Comput. to hold an electronic conversation by exchanging typed messages: the messages appear on each participant's computer screen as they are typed

n.

1. small talk; chitchat [a letter filled with chat about books]

2. an easy, informal talk or conversation

3. any of various passerine birds with a chattering call

☆ 4. any of several songbirds of various families characterized by a chattering song; esp., a yellow-breasted wood warbler (Icteria virens) of North America

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chat up

[Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to chat with, often, specif., in a flirtatious or seductive way

chat² [chat]

n.

[Fr < LL cattus, CAT¹]

1. an ament or catkin, as of a willow

2. a samara, as of a maple

3. a spike, as of plantain