1. (

• chat ,
• confab ,
• confabulation ,
• schmooze ,
• schmoose

) an informal conversation ;

2. (

• New_World_chat ,
• chat ,

) birds having a chattering call ;

3. (

• Old_World_chat ,
• chat ,

) songbirds having a chattering call ;

1. (

• chew_the_fat ,
• shoot_the_breeze ,
• chat ,
• confabulate ,
• confab ,
• chitchat ,
• chit-chat ,
• chatter ,
• chaffer ,
• natter ,
• gossip ,
• jaw ,
• claver ,
• visit

) talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" ;