"tongue" meaning in English

See tongue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʌŋ/ Audio: en-us-tongue.ogg [US], en-uk-tongue.ogg [UK] Forms: tongue [singular], tongues [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The part of the body that tastes food. It is pink or red and is inside the mouth.
    Sense id: simple-tongue-en-noun-YZvUmEid
  2. A language.
    Sense id: simple-tongue-en-noun-zXWOUy5L

Verb

IPA: /tʌŋ/ Audio: en-us-tongue.ogg [US], en-uk-tongue.ogg [UK] Forms: tongue [canonical], tongues [third-person, singular], tongued [past], tongued [past, participle], tonguing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tongu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-tongue-en-verb-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs
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    },
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        "The part of the body that tastes food. It is pink or red and is inside the mouth."
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "He spoke in his native tongue."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A language."
      ],
      "id": "simple-tongue-en-noun-zXWOUy5L"
    }
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      ]
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tongue"
}

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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tongued",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tongued",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tonguing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-tongue-en-verb-a2VIwlFS"
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "tongue",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      ]
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  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "The part of the body that tastes food. It is pink or red and is inside the mouth."
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "He spoke in his native tongue."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A language."
      ]
    }
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  ],
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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