talk

Noun
  1. An exchange of ideas via conversation (synset 107150442)
    "let's have more work and less talk around here"
    is a type of: conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
    subtypes:
    same as: talking
  2. Discussion;
    (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') (synset 107154024)
    "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
    is a type of: discourse, discussion, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
  3. The act of giving a talk to an audience (synset 100894923)
    "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
    is a type of: lecture, lecturing - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
    subtypes: chalk talk - a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk
  4. A speech that is open to the public (synset 107255209)
    "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
    is a type of: address, speech - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
    same as: lecture, public lecture
  5. Idle gossip or rumor (synset 107238645)
    "there has been talk about you lately"
    is a type of: comment, gossip, scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
    same as: talk of the town
Verb
  1. Exchange thoughts;
    Talk with (synset 200964479)
    "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
    is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
    subtypes:
    same as: speak
  2. Express in speech (synset 200944022)
    "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
    is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
    subtypes:
    same as: mouth, speak, utter, verbalise, verbalize
    verb group: verbalise, verbalize - be verbose
  3. Use language (synset 200965602)
    "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
    is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
    subtypes:
    • run on - talk or narrate at length
    • smatter - speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
    • slang - use slang or vulgar language
    same as: speak
  4. Reveal information (synset 200954873)
    "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
    is a type of: tell - let something be known
    same as: spill
    verb group: babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle - divulge confidential information or secrets
  5. Divulge confidential information or secrets (synset 200939238)
    "Be careful--his secretary talks"
    is a type of: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    same as: babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, tattle
    verb group: spill, talk - reveal information
  6. Deliver a lecture or talk (synset 200832422)
    "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
    is a type of: instruct, learn, teach - impart skills or knowledge to
    subtypes: preach, prophesy - deliver a sermon
    same as: lecture

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