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Belout

To call (someone) a lout.
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Speak

Say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
In his agitation he was unable to speak
She refused to speak about the incident
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Belout

To address or speak of with contemptuous language.
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Speak

Talk to in order to reprove or advise
She tried to speak to Seb about his drinking
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Speak

(of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something
His frame spoke tiredness
Everything in the house spoke of hard times and neglect
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Speak

(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning
Insufficient air circulates for the pipes to speak
The gun spoke again
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Speak

To produce words by means of sounds; talk
Can the baby speak yet?.
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Speak

To express thoughts or feelings to convey information in speech or writing
He spoke of his desire to travel. In her poem she speaks about loss.
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Speak

To convey information or ideas in text
Their book speaks about adopting children.
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Speak

To engage in conversation
Can we speak for a few minutes about the assignment?.
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Speak

To be friendly or willing to communicate; be on speaking terms
They are no longer speaking.
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Speak

To deliver an address or lecture
The mayor spoke at the rally.
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Speak

To act as spokesperson
I speak for the entire staff.
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Speak

To convey information through another person
The family spoke to the media through their trusted adviser.
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Speak

To convey a message by nonverbal means
Actions speak louder than words.
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Speak

To give an indication or suggestion
His manners spoke of good upbringing.
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Speak

To be appealing
His poetry speaks to one's heart.
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Speak

To make a reservation or request. Used with for
Has anyone spoken for the last piece of pizza?.
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Speak

To produce a characteristic sound
The drums spoke.
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Speak

To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.
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Speak

To say with the voice; pronounce or utter
She spoke the words with a French accent.
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Speak

To converse in or be able to converse in (a language)
Speaks German.
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Speak

To express in words; tell
Speak the truth.
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Speak

(Nautical) To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.
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Speak

To convey by nonverbal means
His eyes spoke volumes.
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Speak

(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
You're speaking too fast.
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Speak

To have a conversation.
It's been ages since we've spoken.
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Speak

(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
He spoke of it in his diary.
Speak to me only with your eyes.
Actions speak louder than words.
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Speak

(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
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Speak

To be able to communicate in a language.
He speaks Mandarin fluently.
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Speak

(by extension) To be able to communicate in the manner of specialists in a field.
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Speak

(transitive) To utter.
I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
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Speak

(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
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Speak

To understand (as though it were a language).
Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
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Speak

(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
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Speak

Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
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Speak

To address; to accost; to speak to.
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Speak

Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
Corporate speak; IT speak.
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Speak

Speech, conversation.
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Speak

(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.
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Speak

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
Till at the last spake in this manner.
Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.
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Speak

To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set, as the tradesmen speak.
An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not.
During the century and a half which followed the Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English history.
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Speak

To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
Many of the nobility made themselves popular by speaking in Parliament against those things which were most grateful to his majesty.
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Speak

To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Lycan speaks of a part of Cæsar's army that came to him from the Leman Lake.
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Speak

To give sound; to sound.
Make all our trumpets speak.
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Speak

To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
Thine eye begins to speak.
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Speak

To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him.
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Speak

To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.
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Speak

To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
It is my father;s musteTo speak your deeds.
Speaking a still good morrow with her eyes.
And for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speakThe maker's high magnificence.
Report speaks you a bonny monk.
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Speak

To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
And French she spake full fair and fetisely.
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Speak

To address; to accost; to speak to.
[He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair.
Each village senior paused to scanAnd speak the lovely caravan.
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Speak

Express in speech;
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize
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Speak

Exchange thoughts; talk with;
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words
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Speak

Use language;
The baby talks already
The prisoner won't speak
They speak a strange dialect
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Speak

Give a speech to;
The chairman addressed the board of trustees
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Speak

Make a characteristic or natural sound;
The drums spoke
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