Definition of chat

• v. i. - To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
• v. t. - To talk of.
• n. - Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
• n. - A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidae, as the stonechat, and whinchat.
• n. - A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
• n. - Small stones with ore.