chat

chat¹ S2 [tʃæt] n [U and C]

especially BrE an informal friendly conversation

chat with

▪ I've had a long chat with Vinnie.

chat about

▪ a chat about the weather

▪ She was enjoying their friendly little chat .

▪ She used to drop in for a chat quite often.

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chat ²

chat² past tense and past participle chatted present participle chatting

v

[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: chatter]

1.) [i]also chat away

especially BrE to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important

▪ John and I sat up until the early hours chatting.

chat with/to

▪ Mary was there, chatting to her mother.

chat about

▪ Susie chatted away about her social life.

2.) to communicate with several people in a chat room on the Internet

chat up [chat sb<=>up] phr v

BrE informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them

▪ I spent the evening chatting up Liz.