parley

parley
n
1. discussion, palaver, dialogue, interchange, discourse, consultation, debate, deliberation, negotiation, Archaic. parle; conference, huddle, meeting, summit, colloquy, colloquium, forum, round table; convention, conclave, congress, caucus, session, council, parliament, assembly.
2. conversation, exchange, talk, word, tête-à-tête; chat, confabulation, Inf. confab, Sl. rap or rap session, Sl. bull session.
v
3. confer, hold a conference, palaver, consult together, deliberate, negotiate, Inf. powwow, Inf. put heads together, Inf. talk turkey; discuss, talk over, exchange views, compare notes, have a dialogue or interchange; meet, convene, sit down together, Inf. huddle, Inf. go into a huddle.
4. converse, talk, have a word with; chat, confabulate, Inf. confab, Sl. jaw, Sl. rap, Sl. shoot the breeze or bull, Sl. schmooze, Archaic. chin

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