talk vs speak up

speak up vs talk

talk is a noun but speak up is not a noun.

talk and speak up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
speak up	No	No	Yes	No

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

talk: express in speech
speak up: speak louder; raise one's voice

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, 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, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	speak up (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')

talk (verb)	speak up (verb)
express in speech	express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
exchange thoughts; talk with	speak louder; raise one's voice
reveal information
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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