Tongue

tung, n. the fleshy organ in the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, and speech: power of speech: manner of speaking: speech: discourse: a language: anything like a tongue in shape: the catch of a buckle: the pointer of a balance: a point of land.— adjs. Tongued , having a tongue.; Tongue′le , having no tongue.— n. Tongue′let , a little tongue.— p.adj. Tongue′-shaped , shaped like a tongue: ( bot. ) linear and fleshy and blunt at the point, as a leaf.— n. Tongue′ster , a babbler.— adjs. Tongue′-tied , -tacked , having an impediment, as if the tongue were tied: unable to speak freely.— n. Tongue′-work , babble, chatter.— Hold one's tongue (see Hold ). [A.S. tunge ; Ice. tung a , Ger. zunge , the tongue; L. lingua (old form dingua ).]