talk | the act of giving a talk to an audience, I attended an interesting talk on local history |
chalk talk | a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk |
palaver hot air empty words empty talk rhetoric | loud and confused and empty talk, mere rhetoric |
double talk | deliberately unintelligible gibberish |
talk show chat show | a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience, in England they call a talk show a chat show |
blarney coaxing soft soap sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder, don't give me any of your sass |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
talk talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation, let's have more work and less talk around here |
shop talk | talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand |
prate prattle idle talk blether chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
talk | discussion, (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'), his poetry contains much talk about love and anger |
table talk | conversation during a meal |
pillow talk | intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) |
baby talk babytalk | the developing speech of a young child |
baby talk babytalk motherese | an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child |
talk talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor, there has been talk about you lately |
lecture public lecture talk | a speech that is open to the public, he attended a lecture on telecommunications |
pep talk | a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff |
sales talk sales pitch pitch | promotion by means of an argument and demonstration |
f make urinate piddle puddle micturate piss pee pee-pee make water relieve oneself take a leak spend a penny wee wee-wee pass water | eliminate urine, Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug |
find oneself find d | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation, My son went to Berkeley to find himself |
steel oneself against steel onself for brace oneself for prepare for | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
get cracking bestir oneself get going get moving get weaving get started get rolling | start to be active, Get cracking, please! |
prove oneself | show one's ability or courage |
talk down | direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio, the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill |
negociate negotiate talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement, They negotiated the sale of the house |
talk out of | persuade someone not to do something |
talk into | persuade somebody to do something |
wheedle cajole palaver blarney coax sweet-talk inveigle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering, He palavered her into going along |
hash out discuss talk over | speak with others about (something), talk (something) over in detail, have a discussion, We discussed our household budget |
lecture talk | deliver a lecture or talk, She will talk at Rutgers next week, Did you ever lecture at Harvard? |
talk through one's hat bullshit bull fake | speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths, The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it |
talk down | belittle through talk |
propose declare oneself offer pop the question | ask (someone) to marry you, he popped the question on Sunday night, she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months, The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman |
cross oneself | make the sign of the cross, in the Catholic religion |
a spill the beans let the cat out of the bag talk tattle blab peach babble sing babble out blab out a | divulge confidential information or secrets, Be careful--his secretary talks |
talk speak utter mouth verbalize verbalise | express in speech, She talks a lot of nonsense, This depressed patient does not verbalize |
talk of talk about | discuss or mention, They spoke of many things |
spill talk | reveal information, If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!, The former employee spilled all the details |
talk speak | exchange thoughts, talk with, We often talk business, Actions talk louder than words |
talk down | speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child, He talks down to her |
speak talk | use language, the baby talks already, the prisoner won't speak, they speak a strange dialect |
talk turkey | discuss frankly, often in a business context |
discourse talk about discuss | to consider or examine in speech or writing, The author talks about the different aspects of this question, The class discussed Dante's `Inferno' |
talk shop | discuss matters that are related to work, As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop |
extend oneself | strain to the utmost |
kill oneself overexert oneself | strain oneself more than is healthy |
take pride pride oneself | feel proud of, She took great pride in her sons |
betake oneself | displace oneself, go from one location to another |