HyperDic: tongue-tie

English > 1 sense of the word tongue-tie:
VERBpossessiontongue-tiedeprive of speech
English > tongue-tie: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningdeprive of speech.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example"When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"
BroaderdepriveKeep from having, keeping, or obtaining

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