definition of
chat

[1] #1 chat v. [chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze". wn

[2] #2 chat n. [confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose] an informal conversation. wn

[3] #3 chat n. [New World chat] birds having a chattering call. wn

[4] #4 chat n. [Old World chat] songbirds having a chattering call. wn