Definition Definition

talk - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'talk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Talk [ n.]
- To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.
- To confer; to reason; to consult.
- To prate; to speak impertinently.
- 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.
- Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
- Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
2 . Talk [ v. t.]
- To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
- To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
- To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.
- To cause to be or become by talking.

Meaning of 'talk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . talk [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a speech that is open to the public
Example in sentence:
  • he attended a lecture on telecommunications
Meaning (2):
- discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
Example in sentence:
  • his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
Meaning (3):
- the act of giving a talk to an audience
Example in sentence:
  • I attended an interesting talk on local history
Meaning (4):
- an exchange of ideas via conversation
Example in sentence:
  • let's have more work and less talk around here
Meaning (5):
- idle gossip or rumor
Example in sentence:
  • there has been talk about you lately
6 . talk [ v]
Meaning (6):
- exchange thoughts; talk with
Example in sentence:
  • Actions talk louder than words;
  • We often talk business
Meaning (7):
- divulge confidential information or secrets
Example in sentence:
  • Be careful--his secretary talks
Meaning (8):
- deliver a lecture or talk
Example in sentence:
  • Did you ever lecture at Harvard?;
  • She will talk at Rutgers next week
Meaning (9):
- reveal information
Example in sentence:
  • If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!;
  • The former employee spilled all the details
Meaning (10):
- express in speech
Example in sentence:
  • She talks a lot of nonsense;
  • This depressed patient does not verbalize
Meaning (11):
- use language
Example in sentence:
  • the baby talks already;
  • the prisoner won't speak;
  • they speak a strange dialect

Nearby Words:

talapoin talaria talbot talbotype talc talcose talcous tale talebearer talebearing

See 'talk' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Related Definitions

  • Pointee-talkee
    Pointee-talkee is a language aid, containing selected phrases in English opposite a translation in a foreign language used by pointing to appropriate phrases.
  • Stalk
    Stalk is a nonliving ribbon like or tubular appendage excreted by bacterial cell.
  • Token talk
    Token talk is the standard for sending Apple Talk over token ring cabling.
  • Ethernet talk
    Ethernet talk is the standard for sending Apple Talk over Ethernet cabling.
  • Local talk
    Local talk is the cabling system used by Macintosh computers. Support for Local Talk is built into every Macintosh.
  • AFP (Apple Talk File Protocol)
    AFP (Apple Talk File Protocol) refers apple’s remote file management protocol.
  • Apple talk
    Apple talk is the protocol suite/stack native to the Macintosh operating system.
  • Crosstalk
    Crosstalk is a phenomenon that occurs when two wires lay against each other parallelly and signals traveling down one wire can interfere with signals traveling...

Categories

Browse Dictionary