noun. an exchange of ideas via conversation let's have more work and less talk around here |
noun. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') his poetry contains much talk about love and anger |
noun. the act of giving a talk to an audience I attended an interesting talk on local history |
noun. a speech that is open to the public he attended a lecture on telecommunications |
noun. idle gossip or rumor there has been talk about you lately |
verb. exchange thoughts; talk with We often talk business|Actions talk louder than words |
verb. express in speech She talks a lot of nonsense|This depressed patient does not verbalize |
verb. use language the baby talks already|the prisoner won't speak|they speak a strange dialect |
verb. reveal information If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!|The former employee spilled all the details |
verb. divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful--his secretary talks |
verb. deliver a lecture or talk She will talk at Rutgers next week|Did you ever lecture at Harvard? |
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