chat

v. talk, converse; hold a group discussion via a computer network (Internet); have a conversation between two or more participants via the Internet

n. conversation, talk; conversation held between two or more participants via the Internet, discussion group held via the Internet

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Noun
1. an informal conversation
(synonym) confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
(hypernym) conversation
(hyponym) chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie
(derivation) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
2. birds having a chattering call
(synonym) New World chat
(hypernym) New World warbler, wood warbler
(hyponym) yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens
(member-holonym) Icteria, genus Icteria
3. songbirds having a chattering call
(synonym) Old World chat
(hypernym) thrush
(hyponym) stonechat, Saxicola torquata
(member-holonym) Saxicola, genus Saxicola

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Verb
1. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
(synonym) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
(hypernym) converse, discourse
(hyponym) shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(derivation) confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose

nm. chat, conversation, talk

nm. cat, kitten, feline