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Chat (chăt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chatting.] [From Chatter. √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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Chat, v. t. To talk of. [Obs.]
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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 Saxicolidæ, as the stonechat, and whinchat.
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Bush chat. (Zool.) See under Bush.
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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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