Speak - Definition

v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk,
speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
"Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
trustees" [syn: address, speak]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"