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Chat

/tʃæt/

Informal conversation.

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📖 Definitions of "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.

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?"

🔄 Synonyms of "Chat"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chatternoun	Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
jawnoun	One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
confabulationnoun	A casual conversation; a chat.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
natternoun	(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
chaffernoun	(intransitive) To haggle or barter.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
new world chatnoun	birds having a chattering call
old world chatnoun	songbirds having a chattering call
clavernoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chat"

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Word	Definition
confabulateverb	(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabnoun	(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). [A casual conversation; a chat.]
confabulationnoun	A casual conversation; a chat.
chitchatnoun	Alternative spelling of chit-chat. [Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.]
natternoun	(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
gossipnoun	(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
visitnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
chatternoun	Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
clavernoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
chaffernoun	(intransitive) To haggle or barter.
jawnoun	One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
new world chatnoun	birds having a chattering call
old world chatnoun	songbirds having a chattering call
conversational	Of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty.
talkverb	(intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
causerienoun	An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.
conversenoun	(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.
talkingnoun	The action of the verb talk.
discussverb	(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
discussionnoun	Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.