From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chat \Chat\ (ch[a^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chatting.] [From Chatter. [root]22.]
To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without
form or ceremony; to gossip. --Shak.
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To chat a while on their adventures. --Dryden.
Syn: To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chat \Chat\, v. t.
To talk of. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chat \Chat\, n.
1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
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Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat,
With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
--Pope.
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2. (Zool.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the
warblers, in America. The best known species are the
yellow-breasted chat (Icteria viridis), and the
long-tailed chat (Icteria longicauda). In Europe the
name is given to several birds of the family
Saxicolid[ae], as the stonechat, and whinchat.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chat \Chat\, n.
1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
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2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.
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Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine.
[Local.]
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