chat
noun
- 1
Informal conversation.
- 2
A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations.
- 3
(totum pro parte, typically with definite article) The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof.
“The Chat just made a joke about my skills.”
- 4
An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
- 5
Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
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Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
verb
- 1
To be engaged in informal conversation.
“I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.”
- 2
To talk more than a few words.
“I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.”
- 3
To talk of; to discuss.
“They chatted politics for a while.”
- 4
To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
“Do you want to chat online later?”
noun
- 1
A small potato, such as is given to swine.
noun
- 1
(local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
noun
- 1
A louse (small, parasitic insect).
noun
- 1
Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant
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