let on vs talk

let on is not a noun while talk is a noun.

let on and talk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let on	No	No	Yes	No
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, talk is a hyponym of let on; that is, talk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let on:

let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
talk: divulge confidential information or secrets

Other hyponyms of let on include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, tattle, reveal.

let on (noun)	talk (noun)
	the act of giving a talk to an audience
	an exchange of ideas via conversation
	idle gossip or rumor
	a speech that is open to the public
	discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

let on (verb)	talk (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	express in speech
	exchange thoughts; talk with
	reveal information
	use language
	deliver a lecture or talk
	divulge confidential information or secrets

Difference between let on and talk

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