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talk

/ talk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of giving a talk to an audience
"I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Type of:
lecture lecturing
Kinds of:
chalk talk
noun Sense 2
an exchange of ideas via conversation
"let''s have more work and less talk around here"
Type of:
conversation
Kinds of:
cant pious platitude dialogue dialog duologue
Derived:
speak spill utter mouth verbalize
noun Sense 3
(`talk about'' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'') discussion
"his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
Type of:
discussion treatment discourse
Derived:
speak utter mouth verbalize verbalise
noun Sense 4
idle gossip or rumor
"there has been talk about you lately"
Type of:
gossip comment scuttlebutt
Derived:
spill the beans let the cat out of the bag tattle blab peach
verb Sense 5
exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business"
"Actions talk louder than words"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
continue go on carry on proceed discourse
Derived:
speech talking
See also:
speak for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s something
verb Sense 6
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
read vocalize vocalise phonate troll
Derived:
verbalization verbalisation speaker talker utterer
Verb group:
verbalize verbalise
See also:
rant mouth off jabber spout rabbit on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
reveal information
"If you don''t oblige me, I''ll talk!"
"The former employee spilled all the details"
Type of:
tell
Derived:
talking
Verb group:
spill the beans let the cat out of the bag tattle blab peach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
deliver a lecture or talk
"She will talk at Rutgers next week"
"Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Type of:
teach learn instruct
Kinds of:
preach prophesy
Derived:
lecture public lecture speaker talker utterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb Sense 9
use language
"the baby talks already"
"the prisoner won''t speak"
"they speak a strange dialect"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
run on smatter slang
Derived:
talking speaker talker utterer verbalizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
Opposites:
keep quiet shut one's mouth keep one's mouth shut
Type of:
disclose let on bring out
Derived:
tattle singing telling informer betrayer
Verb group:
spill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
a speech that is open to the public
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
Type of:
address speech
Derived:
lecture
Semantic Complexity
93%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
101
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

lecture lecturing chalk talk conversation cant pious platitude dialogue dialog duologue discussion treatment discourse