Definitions for talk
tɔktalk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. talk, talkingnoun

   an exchange of ideas via conversation

   "let's have more work and less talk around here"

2. talknoun

   discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

   "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

3. talknoun

   the act of giving a talk to an audience

   "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

4. lecture, public lecture, talknoun

   a speech that is open to the public

   "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

5. talk, talk of the townverb

   idle gossip or rumor

   "there has been talk about you lately"

6. talk, speakverb

   exchange thoughts; talk with

   "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

7. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseverb

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

8. speak, talkverb

   use language

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

9. spill, talkverb

   reveal information

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

10. spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outverb

    divulge confidential information or secrets

    "Be careful--his secretary talks"

11. lecture, talkverb

    deliver a lecture or talk

    "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talknoun

   A conversation or discussion.

   We need to have a talk about your homework.

2. talknoun

   A lecture.

   There's a talk about Shakespeare on tonight.

3. talknoun

   (After the) A major topic of social discussion.

4. talknoun

   (Without an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.

   The party leader's speech was all talk.

5. talkverb

   To communicate, usually by means of speech.

   Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.

6. talkverb

   To discuss.

7. talkverb

   Confess, especially implicating others.

   Suppose he talks? She can be relied upon not to talk. They tried to make me talk.

8. talkverb

   Criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.

   I am not the one to talk. She is a fine one to talk. You should talk. Look who's talking.

9. talkverb

   Gossip; create scandal.

   People will talk. Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talknoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Oral conversation; fluent and familiar speech.

   We do remember; but our argument
   Is all too heavy to admit much talk. William Shakespeare.

   Perceiving his soldiers dismayed, he forbad them to have any talk with the enemy. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   How can he get wisdom that driveth oxen, is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks? Ecclus. xxxviii.

   This ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge. John Locke.

   In various talk th’ instructive hours they past,
   Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last. Alexander Pope.

   2. Report; rumour.

   I hear a talk up and down of raising our money, as a means to retain our wealth, and keep our money from being carried away. John Locke.

   3. Subject of discourse.

   What delight to be by such extoll’d,
   To live upon their tongues and be their talk,
   Of whom to be despis’d were no small praise? John Milton.

2. Talknoun

   Stones composed of plates are generally parallel, and flexible and elastick: as, talk, cat-silver or glimmer, of which there are three sorts, the yellow or golden, the white or silvery, and the black. John Woodward Fossils.

   Etymology: talc, Fr.

   Venetian talk kept in a heat of a glass furnace; after all the remaining body, though brittle and discoloured, had not lost much of its bulk, and seemed nearer of kin to talk than mere earth. Boyle.

3. To Talkverb

   Etymology: taelen, Dutch.

   1. To speak in conversation; to speak fluently and familiarly; not in set speeches; to converse.

   I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you; but I will not eat with you. William Shakespeare.

   Now is this vice’s dagger become a squire, and talks as familiarly of John of Gaunt as if he had been sworn brother to him; and he never saw him but once. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. Job xxix. 9.

   The children of thy people still talk against thee. Ezek.

   If I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth. Wisd. viii. 12.

   Here free from court-compliances he walks,
   And with himself, his best adviser, talks. Edmund Waller.

   As God remembers that we are but flesh, unable to bear the nearer approaches of divinity, and so talks with us as once with Moses through a cloud; so he forgets not that he breathed into us breath of life, a vital active spirit. Decay of Piety.

   Mention the king of Spain, he talks very notably; but if you go out of the Gazette you drop him. Addison.

   2. To prattle; to speak impertinently.

   Hypocrites austerely talk
   Of purity. John Milton.

   My heedless tongue has talk’d away this life. Nicholas Rowe.

   3. To give account.

   The crystalline sphere, whose balance weighs
   The trepidation talk’d. John Milton.

   The natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage done. Addison.

   We will consider whether Adam had any such heir as our author talks of. John Locke.

   4. To speak; to reason; to confer.

   Let me talk with thee of thy judgments. Jer. xii. 1.

   Will ye speak wickedly for God, and talk deceitfully for him? Job xiii. 7.

   It is difficult task to talk to the purpose, and to put life and perspicuity into our discourses. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   Talking over the things which you have read with your companions fixes them upon the mind. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talk

   Talk is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. Built around a motif from Kraftwerk's 1981 song "Computer Love", it was written by all members of the band and appeared on their third album, X&Y. In the United States, the song entered at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and elsewhere in the world its success varied. It peaked at number one in the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40, becoming the band's first number one single there. The song received positive reviews, with critics noting the music's sound and memorable lyrics. Both the song and its "Thin White Duke" remix were nominated for the 2007 Grammy Awards, the latter of which won in the category of Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.

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1. talk

   Talk is the act of communication between two or more individuals through spoken words or verbal exchanges. It refers to the exchange of ideas, thoughts, information, or emotions between individuals in a conversation or discussion. Talking can take various forms, including casual conversations, formal presentations, group discussions, lectures, or debates, and serves as a vital means of conveying thoughts and establishing social connections.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talknoun

   to utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts

2. Talknoun

   to confer; to reason; to consult

3. Talknoun

   to prate; to speak impertinently

4. Talkverb

   to speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French

5. Talkverb

   to deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics

6. Talkverb

   to consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening

7. Talkverb

   to cause to be or become by talking

8. Talknoun

   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

9. Talknoun

   report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war

10. Talknoun

    subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talk

   Talk was an American magazine published from 1999 to 2001. When it was launched as a joint venture between Miramax and Hearst Publishing, under the editorship of Tina Brown, it generated notoriety for its celebrity profiles and interviews. The cover story of the debut issue was an interview with Hillary Clinton, which took place shortly after the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, in which she explained that her husband Bill Clinton had a chronic need to please women. However, the magazine never became a commercial success, and was shut down in 2002.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talk

   tawk, v.i. to speak familiarly: to prattle: to reason.—n. familiar conversation: that which is uttered in familiar intercourse: subject of discourse: rumour.—adjs. Talk′able, capable of talking, or of being talked about; Talk′ative, given to much talking: prating.—adv. Talk′atively.—ns. Talk′ativeness; Talk′ee-talk′ee, a corrupt dialect: incessant chatter—also adj. Talk′y-talk′y.—n. Talk′er.—adj. Talk′ing, given to talking.—Talk against time, to keep on talking merely to fill up time, as often in parliament: Talk big, to talk boastfully; Talk down, to argue down; Talk from the point, to wander away from the proper question; Talk Greek, to talk above the understanding of one's hearers; Talking of, apropos of, with regard to; Talk over, to persuade, convince: to discuss, consider together; Talk round, to exhaust the subject: to bring to one's way of thinking by persuasive talk; Talk shop (see Shop); Talk to, to address: to rebuke; Talk up, to speak impudently or boldly to. [Prof. Skeat takes the M. E. talken from Scand., and that from Lithuanian; Sw. tolka (Ice. túlka), to interpret—Lith. tulkas, an interpreter. Prob., however, the M. E. talken is talen, talien, to speak, with formative -k, giving a freq. or dim. force; cf. Tale.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talk

   To open and close the mouth rapidly while the bellows in the throat pumps out the gas in the brain.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TALK

   A continuous performance playing daily and nightly engagements, with Woman as the star and Man confined in the Family Circle.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talk

   Among the Indians of North America, a public conference, as respecting peace or war, negotiation, and the like; or an official verbal communication made from them to another nation or its agents, or made to them by the same.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talk

   To speak using language, words and sound.

   To talk is a gift which we all realize and value.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

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1. TALK

   What does TALK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TALK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Talk

   Talk vs. Speak -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Talk and Speak.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TALK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Talk is ranked #80926 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Talk surname appeared 234 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Talk.
   
   47.4% or 111 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   37.1% or 87 total occurrences were White.
   6.8% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Communicate
   • Conversation
   • Discussion
   • Lecture
   • Teach
   • Tell

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talk' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #931

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talk' in Written Corpus Frequency: #352

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talk' in Nouns Frequency: #444

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talk' in Verbs Frequency: #66

How to pronounce talk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say talk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of talk in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of talk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of talk in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Pyser:

   This neighborhood tends to be a little bit more Republican, so I wouldn't have brought up politics too much at social settings, that was one of the reasons we started Positively Blue because we didn't have anyone to talk to.

2. Rich Ross:

   Brands are all about trust, you can expand the universe of what people think you are, but there's only so much elasticity. On Discovery, that's why I talk about authenticity. Authenticity is job No. 1, 2 and 3.

3. Melissa Hanna:

   The reality is that most of the records systems that we use to track health information on mothers and babies don't talk to each other.

4. Ruth Hawkins:

   The original family piano is there, which is probably the most significant thing in the house, johnny’s brother and sister talk about how the family would come in from the fields at night and they would gather around the piano after supper and sing.

5. Plato:

   Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=talk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Talk
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=talk
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=talk
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=talk
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=talk
10. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=talk
11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html