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