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▸ verb: (transitive, informal) To discuss; to talk about.
▸ verb: (transitive) To speak (a certain language).
▸ verb: (transitive, informal, chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
▸ verb: (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
▸ verb: (transitive) To manifest outwardly in speech, as opposed to reality or action.
▸ verb: (informal, chiefly used in progressive tenses) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
▸ noun: A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
▸ noun: A lecture.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Gossip; rumour.
▸ noun: (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
▸ noun: (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenage) child about a reality of life; in particular:
▸ noun: A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child.
▸ noun: (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with police, and strategies to manage it.
▸ noun: (uncountable, not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
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