toe

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toe [toe toes toed toeing] noun, verb BrE [təʊ] NAmE [toʊ]
noun
1. one of the five small parts that stick out from the foot
•the big/little toe (= the largest/smallest toe)
• I stubbed my toe on the step.
• Can you touch your toes? (= by bending over while keeping your legs straight)
2. the part of a sock, shoe, etc. that covers the toes
• He kicked the earth with the toe of his boot.
3. -toed (in adjectives)having the type or number of toes mentioned
•open-toed sandals
•a three-toed sloth
see also ↑pigeon-toed
more at dig your heels/toes in at ↑dig _v., dip a toe in/into sthdip a toe in/into the water at ↑dip _v., from head to foot/toe at ↑head _n., step on sb's toes at ↑step _v., from top to toe at ↑top _n., tread on sb's toes at ↑tread _v.

Word Origin:
Old English tā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tee and German Zeh, Zehe. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•He gave himself a good scrub from head to toe.
•He had some kind of fungus between his toes.
•He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.
•I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature.
•I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window.
•Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on.
•She stood on her toes to kiss him.
•She tapped her toes to the music.
•She trod on a lot of toes when she joined the company.
•So far they have only dipped their toe in the potentially vast computer market.
•The man's broad smile made her toes curl.
•The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.
•The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes.
•Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty.
•the pain of a stubbed toe
Idioms: ↑keep somebody on their toes ▪ ↑make somebody's toes curl ▪ ↑toe the line
 
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Word Origin:
Old English tā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tee and German Zeh, Zehe. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 19th cent.
 
See also: ↑toe the mark