speak

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Synonyms: sneak, peak, spear, speck, spelk, steak, apeak, seak, -speak, spaak, spek

Antonyms: sneak, peak, spear, speck, spelk, steak, apeak, seak, -speak, spaak, spek

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[communicate]] with one's [[voice]], to [[say]] [[word]]s [[out loud]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|reciprocal}} To have a [[conversation]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} To [[communicate]] or [[converse]] by some means other than [[orally]], such as [[writing]] or [[facial expression]]s.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a [[speech]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|stative}} To be able to communicate in a [[language]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[utter]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[communicate]] (some fact or feeling); to [[bespeak]], to [[indicate]].
8. {{lb|en|informal|transitive|sometimes|humorous}} To [[understand]] (as though it were a language).
9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To produce a sound; to [[sound]].
10. Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
11. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[address]]; to [[accost]]; to speak to.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{U|language}}, [[jargon]], or [[terminology]] used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} {{U|speech}}, [[conversation]]. {{rfex|en}}
3. {{lb|en|countable|informal}} {{clip of|en|speaker point}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} a low class [[bar]], a [[speakeasy]].

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