tongue

  1. Noun.  The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
  2. Noun.  A language.
  3. Noun.  (context, religion) Glossolalia.
  4. Noun.  In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot, so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth.
  5. Noun.  Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
  6. Noun.  (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
  7. Verb.  (music) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
  8. Verb.  (obsolete) To talk; to prate.
  9. Verb.  (slang) to kiss involving the touching of both tongues, and/or licking.
  10. Verb.  To manipulate with the tongue.

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