chat
Pronunciation: (chat), [key]
— v., n. chat•ted, chat•ting,
—v.i.
- to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
—v.t.
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- to talk flirtatiously with.
- to talk to in a friendly, open way.
—n.
- informal conversation: We had a pleasant chat.
- any of several small Old World thrushes, esp. of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry.
- See
Chât.
- (esp. in Bordeaux wines) Château.
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