chat

IPA: tʃˈæt

noun

  • (countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
  • A conversation to stop an argument or settle a situation.
  • An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
  • (Internet) A chat room.
  • (metonymically, typically with definite article, video games) The entirety of users in a chat room or a single member thereof.
  • Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
  • Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
  • A group of goblins.
  • A small potato, such as is given to swine.
  • (mining, local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
  • (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, World War I military slang) A louse (small, parasitic insect).
  • Alternative form of chaat [Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.]
  • Acronym of cultural-historical activity theory.

verb

  • To be engaged in informal conversation.
  • To talk more than a few words.
  • (transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
  • To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
Advertisement

Examples of "chat" in Sentences

  • The chatting was unceasing.
  • Thanks for the aid with the chat
  • It will say the value in the chat box.
  • The podcast is simple banter and general chat.
  • He dislikes chatting and being waken by a phone.
  • No amount of chat will ever restore their virility.
  • I forgot the name of the chat program and the link.
  • I have taken the matter of chat to the administrator.
  • During the intermission, men gather on the stage chatting.
  • The stated purpose of the chat room is to insult people in the room.

Related Links

synonyms for chatdescribing words for chat
Advertisement
#AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

© 2024 Copyright: WordPapa