'Chit' definitions:

Definition of 'chit'

From: WordNet
noun
A dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit"
noun
The bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab]

Definition of 'Chit'

From: GCIDE
  • Chit \Chit\ (ch[i^]t), n. [Cf. AS. c[imac][eth] shoot, sprig, from the same root as c[imac]nan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]
  • 1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. [1913 Webster]
  • A little chit of a woman. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Chit

Definition of 'Chit'

From: GCIDE
  • Chit \Chit\, Chitty \Chit"ty\, n. [Hind. chi[.t][.t][imac].]
  • 1. A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club. [India, China, etc.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Chit'

From: GCIDE
  • Chit \Chit\, v. i. To shoot out; to sprout. [1913 Webster]
  • I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chit'

From: GCIDE
  • Chit \Chit\, 3d pers. sing. of Chide. Chideth. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'chit'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Chit'