1. (v. i.) To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter.

2. (v. i.) To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

3. (v. t.) To talk superficially about.

4. (v. t.) To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack.

5. (n.) Superficial knowledge; a smattering.

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