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talk > 11 senses
NOUN1talk, talkingAn exchange of ideas via conversation
2talk(`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion
3talkThe act of giving a talk to an audience
4talk, lecture, public lectureA speech that is open to the public
5talk, talk of the townIdle gossip or rumor
VERB1talk, speakExchange thoughts
2talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseExpress in speech
3talk, speakUse language
4talk, spillReveal information
5talk, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outDivulge confidential information or secrets
6talk, lectureDeliver a lecture or talk
talk > pronunciation
Soundstao'k
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talk > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn exchange of ideas via conversation.
Examples"let's have more work and less talk around here"
Synonymstalking
Narrowercant, pious platitude; dialogue, dialog, duologue; heart-to-heart; shmooze; shop talk; wind, idle words, jazz, nothingness; yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle
Broaderconversation
Verbstalk; talk; talk; talk
talk > noun 2, communication
Meaning(`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion.
Examples"his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
Broaderdiscussion, treatment, discourse
Verbstalk; talk
talk > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of giving a talk to an audience.
Examples"I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Narrowerchalk talk
Broaderlecture, lecturing
talk > noun 4, communication
MeaningA speech that is open to the public.
Synonymslecture, public lecture
Broaderaddress, speech
Verbstalk
talk > noun 5, communication
MeaningIdle gossip or rumor.
Examples"there has been talk about you lately"
Synonymstalk of the town
Broadergossip, comment, scuttlebutt
Verbstalk
talk > verb 1, communication
MeaningExchange thoughts. Talk with.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to somebody
ModelSam and Sue talk
Examples"We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
Synonymsspeak
Narrowercontinue, go on, carry on, proceed; discourse, dissertate; pontificate; orate; talk down; spiel; dogmatize, dogmatise; cheek; level; talk turkey; monologuize, monologuise, soliloquize, soliloquise; converse, discourse; chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash; dish the dirt, gossip; rap
Broadercommunicate, intercommunicate
Nounstalk; talk, talking
talk > verb 2, communication
MeaningExpress in speech.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"She talks a lot of nonsense"
Synonymsspeak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Entailed bypronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say; declaim, recite
Narrowerread; vocalize, vocalise, phonate; troll; begin; lip off, shoot one's mouth off; shout; whisper; peep; speak up; snap, snarl; enthuse; speak in tongues; swallow; verbalize, verbalise; whiff; talk of, talk about; blubber, blubber out; drone, drone on; bumble, stutter, stammer, falter; rasp; blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate; tone, inflect, modulate; deliver, present; generalize, generalise; chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble; chatter; yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away; open up; snivel, whine; murmur; mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate; slur; bark; bay; rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave; hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate; cackle; babble; tone, chant, intone; gulp; sing
Broadercommunicate, intercommunicate
Similar toverbalize, verbalise
Nounstalker; talk; talk
talk > verb 3, communication
MeaningUse language.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
ModelSam and Sue talk
Examples"the baby talks already"
Synonymsspeak
Entailed byaddress, speak
Narrowerrun on; smatter; slang
Broadercommunicate, intercommunicate
Nounstalker; talk
talk > verb 4, communication
MeaningReveal information.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"
Synonymsspill
Broadertell
Similar tospill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
Nounstalk
talk > verb 5, communication
MeaningDivulge confidential information or secrets. "Be careful--his secretary talks".
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsspill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
Broaderdisclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
Contrarykeep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut
Similar tospill, talk
Nounstalk
talk > verb 6, communication
MeaningDeliver a lecture or talk.
PatternSomebody ----s; Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s on something
ModelSam and Sue talk
Examples"She will talk at Rutgers next week"
Synonymslecture
Narrowerpreach, prophesy
Broaderteach, learn, instruct
Nounstalk; talker

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