chat

B1
Pronunciation
/tʃæt/
/tʃæt/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

Informal conversation.

2 Definition

A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations.

3 Definition

(totum pro parte, typically with definite article) The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof.

Example Sentences
  • The Chat just made a joke about my skills.
4 Definition

An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

5 Definition

Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.

6 Definition

Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.

7 Definition

A small potato, such as is given to swine.

8 Definition

(local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.

9 Definition

A louse (small, parasitic insect).

10 Definition

Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be engaged in informal conversation.

Example Sentences
  • I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.
2 Definition

To talk more than a few words.

Example Sentences
  • I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.
3 Definition

To talk of; to discuss.

Example Sentences
  • They chatted politics for a while.
4 Definition

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.

Example Sentences
  • Do you want to chat online later?