"tongue-tie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tongue-ties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tongue-tie (countable and uncountable, plural tongue-ties)
  1. (uncountable, medicine) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-tongue-tie-en-noun-sDvM2MYI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 5 28 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (countable) A piece of cloth used to tie down a horse's tongue, to facilitate breathing etc. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-tongue-tie-en-noun-~SKx53eO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tongue tie

Verb

Forms: tongue-ties [present, singular, third-person], tongue-tying [participle, present], tongue-tied [participle, past], tongue-tied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} tongue-tie (third-person singular simple present tongue-ties, present participle tongue-tying, simple past and past participle tongue-tied)
  1. (transitive) To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tongue-tie-en-verb-Ty9yvqwT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tongue tie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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