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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. deprive of speech;
- Example: "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tongue-tie \Tongue"-tie`\, n. (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tongue-tie \Tongue"-tie`\, v. t. To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tongue-tie v 1: deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"