Definition
Meaning of 'talk'
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. [ n.]- 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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a speech that is open to the public
- 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')
- 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
- 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
- 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
- idle gossip or rumor
Example in sentence:
- there has been talk about you lately
2. talk [ v]
[ v]Meaning (6):
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- divulge confidential information or secrets
Example in sentence:
- Be careful--his secretary talks
Meaning (7):
- reveal information
- reveal information
Example in sentence:
- If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!;
- The former employee spilled all the details
Meaning (8):
- express in speech
- express in speech
Example in sentence:
- She talks a lot of nonsense;
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
Meaning (9):
- deliver a lecture or talk
- deliver a lecture or talk
Example in sentence:
- Did you ever lecture at Harvard?;
- She will talk at Rutgers next week
Meaning (10):
- use language
- use language
Example in sentence:
- the baby talks already;
- the prisoner won't speak;
- they speak a strange dialect
Meaning (11):
- exchange thoughts; talk with
- exchange thoughts; talk with
Example in sentence:
- Actions talk louder than words;
- We often talk business
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