talk /tɔk/
1. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
2. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
synset: talk
3. the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
synset: talk
4. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
synset: lecture, public_lecture, talk
5. idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
synset: talk, talk_of_the_town
1. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
2. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
synset: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
3. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
4. reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
5. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
synset: spill_the_beans, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble_out, blab_out
antonym: keep_quiet, shut_one's_mouth, keep_one's_mouth_shut
6. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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