Definitions of tongue:
- noun: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- noun: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- noun: a manner of speaking
Example: "He spoke with a thick tongue"
- noun: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- noun: any long thin projection that is transient
Example: "Tongues of flame licked at the walls"
- noun: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- noun: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- noun: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- verb: lick or explore with the tongue
- verb: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #24145)
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