talk vs slur

talk and slur both are nouns.

talk and slur both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
slur	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

talk: express in speech
slur: utter indistinctly

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	slur (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	a blemish made by dirt
an exchange of ideas via conversation	a disparaging remark
idle gossip or rumor	(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	slur (verb)
express in speech	become vague or indistinct
exchange thoughts; talk with	utter indistinctly
reveal information	speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
use language	play smoothly or legato
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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