Usually means: Praise or promote enthusiastically, convincingly.
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  1. talk up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. talk up: Merriam-Webster
  3. talk up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. talk up: Wiktionary
  5. talk up: Dictionary.com
  6. Talk Up: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. talk up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. talk up: Legal dictionary

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  1. talk up: Encyclopedia

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  1. talk up: Idioms

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  1. Talk-up: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (talk up)

verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk louder.
verb:  (intransitive) To speak in a plain and candid way, or with bold impudence.

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