chit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chit	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for chit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chit n 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" the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" Synonym(s): check, chit, tab
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chit \Chit\, Chitty \Chit"ty\, n. [Hind. chi[tsdot][tsdot][c6].] 1. A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like. 2. A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club. [India, China, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chit \Chit\ (ch[icr]t), n. [Cf. AS. c[c6][edh] shoot, sprig, from the same root as c[c6]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. 2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. --Thackeray. 3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.] 4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chit \Chit\, v. i. To shoot out; to sprout. I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chit \Chit\, 3d sing. of {Chide}. Chideth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.