1. Noun
To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.
2. Noun
To confer; to reason; to consult.
3. Noun
To prate; to speak impertinently.
4. Verb
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
5. Verb
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
6. Verb
To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.
7. Verb
To cause to be or become by talking.
8. Noun
The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more.
9. Noun
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
10. Noun
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
11. Noun
discussion; (‘talk about’ is a less formal alternative for ‘discussion of’); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
12. Verb
divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful — his secretary talks"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
13. Noun
a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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