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ALL meanings of talk

talk
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  • verb talk Talk is also a noun. 0
  • verb talk If you talk to someone, you have a conversation with them. You can also say that two people talk. 0
  • verb talk If you talk to someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you. You can also say that two people talk. 0
  • verb talk If you talk on or about something, you make an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it. 0
  • noun plural talk Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees. 0
  • verb talk If one group of people talks to another, or if two groups talk, they have formal discussions in order to do a deal or produce an agreement. 0
  • verb talk When different countries or different sides in a dispute talk, or talk to each other, they discuss their differences in order to try and settle the dispute. 0
  • verb talk If people are talking about another person or are talking, they are discussing that person. 0
  • verb talk If someone talks when they are being held by police or soldiers, they reveal important or secret information, usually unwillingly. 0
  • verb talk If you talk a particular language or talk with a particular accent, you use that language or have that accent when you speak. 0
  • verb talk If you talk something such as politics or sport, you discuss it. 0
  • verb talk You can use talk to say what you think of the ideas that someone is expressing. For example, if you say that someone is talking sense, you mean that you think the opinions they are expressing are sensible. 0
  • verb talk You can say that you are talking a particular thing to draw attention to your topic or to point out a characteristic of what you are discussing. 0
  • uncountable noun talk If you say that something such as an idea or threat is just talk, or all talk, you mean that it does not mean or matter much, because people are exaggerating about it or do not really intend to do anything about it. 0
  • verb talk to express one's thoughts, feelings, or desires by means of words (to); speak (to) 0
  • verb talk to communicate or exchange thoughts by other means 0
  • verb talk to exchange ideas, pleasantries, or opinions (about) 0
  • verb talk to articulate words; verbalize 0
  • verb talk to give voice to; utter 0
  • verb talk to hold a conversation about; discuss 0
  • verb talk to reveal information 0
  • verb talk to know how to communicate in (a language or idiom) 0
  • verb talk to spread rumours or gossip 0
  • verb talk to make sounds suggestive of talking 0
  • verb talk to be effective or persuasive 0
  • noun talk a speech or lecture 0
  • noun talk an exchange of ideas or thoughts 0
  • noun talk idle chatter, gossip, or rumour 0
  • noun talk a subject of conversation; theme 0
  • noun talk a conference, discussion, or negotiation 0
  • noun talk a specific manner of speaking 0
  • intransitive verb talk to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse 0
  • intransitive verb talk to express something in words; make a statement (of, on, about, etc. something) 0
  • intransitive verb talk to express ideas by speech substitutes 0
  • intransitive verb talk to speak emptily or trivially; chatter 0
  • intransitive verb talk to gossip 0
  • intransitive verb talk to confer; consult 0
  • intransitive verb talk to make noises suggestive of speech 0
  • intransitive verb talk to reveal secret information; esp., to confess or inform on someone 0
  • intransitive verb talk to make a speech, esp. a somewhat informal one 0
  • verb transitive talk to put into spoken words; utter 0
  • verb transitive talk to use in speaking 0
  • verb transitive talk to speak about; discuss 0
  • verb transitive talk to speak of (something impressive, remarkable, expensive, etc.) 0
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