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| toe [ tō ] |
noun (plural toes) |
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1. digit of human foot: one of the digits of the human foot, equivalent to the fingers and thumb of the hand
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2. digit of vertebrate's foot: a part corresponding to the human toe in other vertebrates
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3. front part of hoof: the forepart of an animal's hoof
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4. front part of shoe or sock: the part of a shoe, boot, sock, or stocking that covers the toes and the front part of the foot
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5. part resembling toes: a part that resembles the front part of a foot in form or position
  the toe of Italy
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6. golf end of golf club head: the end of the head of a golf club
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7. mechanical engineering lower end of shaft: the lower end of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing
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8. geography base of embankment: the base of an embankment, cliff, wall, or dam
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verb (past and past participle toed, present participle toe·ing, 3rd person present singular toes) |
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1. transitive verb touch something with toes: to touch, kick, reach, or mark something with the toes or the front part of the foot
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2. intransitive verb stand with toes pointed: to stand or move with the toes pointed in a particular direction
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3. transitive verb golf strike golf ball: to strike a golf ball with the front part of the head of the club
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4. transitive verb construction drive nail at angle: to drive in a nail or spike at an angle
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5. transitive verb construction fasten something with angled nail: to fasten something with a nail or spike driven in at an angle
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| [ Old English tā< Indo-European, "to point"] |
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| toed adjective |
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on your toes alert and ready for action
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step on somebody's toes to offend or upset somebody by interfering with something considered to be that person's own responsibility
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turn up your toes to die (informal)
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