talk (n.)

  1. an exchange of ideas via conversation; lets have more work and less talk around here

    [ Syn: talking ]

  2. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); his poetry contains much talk about love and anger'

  3. the act of giving a talk to an audience; I attended an interesting talk on local history'

  4. a speech that is open to the public; he attended a lecture on telecommunications

    [ Syn: lecture , public lecture ]

  5. idle gossip or rumor; there has been talk about you lately

    [ Syn: talk of the town ]

    talk (v.)

  1. exchange thoughts; talk with; We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words

    [ Syn: speak ]

  2. express in speech; She talks a lot of nonsense; This depressed patient does not verbalize

    [ Syn: speak , utter , mouth , verbalize , verbalise ]

  3. use language; the baby talks already; the prisoner wont speak; they speak a strange dialect

    [ Syn: speak ]

  4. reveal information; If you dont oblige me, Ill talk!; The former employee spilled all the details

    [ Syn: spill ]

  5. divulge confidential information or secrets; Be careful--his secretary talks

    [ Syn: spill the beans , let the cat out of the bag , tattle , blab , peach , babble , sing , babble out , blab out ]

  6. deliver a lecture or talk; She will talk at Rutgers next week; Did you ever lecture at Harvard?

    [ Syn: lecture ]

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