toe
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: automotive
business
carpentry
construction
dance
dancing
engineering
golf
hobbies
lifestyle
manufacturing
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sports
transport
vehicles
Etymology: From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).
Cognate with Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tå, Faroese and Icelandic tá; also Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”); see also Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti).
Inflected forms:
form: toes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: toes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: toeing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: toed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: toed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: An old traditional prescription for provoking erotic inclinations ran as follows, The toe of the foot of a man, anointed with oil, or honey, or the ashes of a weasel.
gloss: The equivalent part in an animal.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
(hurling) the end of a hurley.
(cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
(kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
(geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.
gloss: An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The long side of an angled cut.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A cameltoe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
gloss: Speed, energy, vigor.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
slang
uncountable
examples: to have a lot of toe
gloss: a person
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
gloss: To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: "Here's ten shillings for you, but I'm going to toe your backside first!" said Manna. And the Dane let him kick away; his yellow teeth gleamed in a servile grin and then he clutched at the money.
Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time.
gloss: To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to toe the mark
gloss: To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
gloss: To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Antonyms: heel
tail
Related words: hang five
hang ten
tiptoe
TOE
Derived words: big toe
blue toe syndrome
camel toe
claw toe
closed-toe
COVID toes
crowtoe
deertoe
dip a toe into
dip one's toe in
dip one's toe in the water
even-toed
finger-and-toe
head to toe
top to toe
grinch toe
hammer toe
hammertoe
head-to-toe
heel-and-toe
toe-and-heel
little toe
mallet toe
mistle-toe
moc toe
Morton's toe
nigger toe
on one's toes
opened-toe
peep-toe
pettitoes
pigeon toe
pinktoe
purple toe syndrome
pussytoes
put one's toe in the water
seedy toe
shelltoe
shelltoes
split-toe
squaretoes
steel-toe boot
step on someone's toes
stinking toe
thumb-toe
tick-tack-toe
tic tac toe
tic-tac-toe
timber-toe
tippy-toe
tip-toe
toe bean
toe biter
toe-biter
toeboard
toe box
toe cap
toecap
toe cheese
toeclip
toe-crusher
toe-crushing
toe-curling
toe dance
toe-dance
toe-dip
toe drag
toe drop
toe edge
toeful
toehold
toe-hold
toe hold
toe jam
toe job
toe jump
toe kick
toeless
toelike
toe loop
toenail
toepad
toe pick
toepiece
toeplate
toe pleats
toe-poke
toe popper
toeprint
toeprinting
toerag
toe rag
toe ring
toe sack
toe scour
toe shoe
toeside
toesie
toe sock
toe stop
toestrap
toe-tag
toe tag
toe-tap
toe tapper
toe-tapper
toe-tapping
toe-tappingly
toe the mark
toetip
toe-to-toe
toe to toe
toe touch
toe wall
toe-winged beetle
toey
trip the light fantastic toe
turf toe
toe the line
toe the plank
toe the rubber
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