Dictionary![]() ![]() chatPronunciation: (chat), [key] —v., chat•ted, chat•ting, —n. —v.i. to converse in a familiar or informal manner. —v.t. chat up, Chiefly Brit. a. to talk flirtatiously with. b. to talk to in a friendly, open way. —n. 1. informal conversation: We had a pleasant chat. 2. any of several small Old World thrushes, esp. of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry. 3. See yellow-breasted chat. Chât.(esp. in Bordeaux wines) Château. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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