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Toe   /toʊ/   Listen
noun
Toe  n.  
1.
(Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his toe."
2.
(Zool.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
3.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
4.
(Mach.)
(a)
The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(b)
A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(c)
A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
Toe biter (Zool.), a tadpole; a polliwig.
Toe drop (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes.


verb
Toe  v. t.  (past & past part. toed; pres. part. toeing)  To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.


Toe  v. i.  (past & past part. toed; pres. part. toeing)  To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
To toe in, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.
To toe out, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.





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"Toe" Quotes from Famous Books



... newt, and toe of frog, tigers' chaudrons, and so forth, had determined not to venture; but the smell of the stew was fast melting his obstinacy, which flowed from his chops as it were in streams of water, and the witch's threats ...
— Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott
... that were true, I should be very sorry," said Jacqueline, no longer smiling, but looking down fixedly at the pointed toe of her ...
— Jacqueline, v2 • Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc)
... CHICKS: Chick mah chick mah craney crow Went to de well to wash ma toe When I come back ma chick was gone What time, ...
— The Mule-Bone: - A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts • Zora Hurston and Langston Hughes
... are the tracks of an Indian too, for they toe in," Frank replied. "Besides, they are made by moccasins instead of shoes or boots with heels. And if I needed any further proof to tell me our friend Havasupai made these tracks, and not a strange Moqui, I have it in the queer patch across the toe of his ...
— The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon - or The Hermit of the Cave • James Carson
... sight of the flowers and kicked them aside with a contemptuous toe. "I sometimes think he botanises," he murmured with a shrug. "The Lord knows what queer notions he gets ...
— The Valley of Decision • Edith Wharton


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