· an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

Synonym(s): talking

Hypernym(s): conversation

· discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

Hypernym(s): discussion, treatment, discourse

· the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

Hypernym(s): lecture, lecturing

· a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

Synonym(s): lecture, public_lecture

Hypernym(s): address, speech

· idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

Synonym(s): talk_of_the_town

Hypernym(s): gossip, comment, scuttlebutt

· exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

Synonym(s): speak

Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate

· express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

Synonym(s): speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate

· use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

Synonym(s): speak

Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate

· reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

Synonym(s): spill

Hypernym(s): tell

· divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

Synonym(s): spill_the_beans, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble_out, blab_out

Hypernym(s): unwrap, disclose, let_on, bring_out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give_away, let_out

Antonym(s): keep_quiet

· deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

Synonym(s): lecture

Hypernym(s): teach, learn, instruct