English Explanatory Dictionary

toe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
  2. The equivalent part in an animal.
  3. That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
  4. Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
  5. An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
  6. 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.
  7. The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
  8. 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.
  9. A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
  10. The long side of an angled cut.
  11. The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
  12. A cameltoe.
verb
  1. To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
  2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
  3. To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
  4. 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.
  5. To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
noun
  1. Initialism of theory of everything.
  2. Initialism of table of organization and equipment.
  3. Initialism of terms of employment.
  4. Initialism of transoesophageal echocardiogram.
name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. Initialism of theory of everything.

Pronunciation

/təʊ/ /toʊ/ en-us-toe.ogg /to/ /toː/ [tʌo̞] /təʉ/ en-au-toe.ogg

Word forms

toe toes toeing toed

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”). See also Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tå; also Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”); also Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti).

Synonyms

ToE TEE

Antonyms

heel tail

Related words

hang five hang ten tiptoe TOE

Derived words

big toe blue toe syndrome camel toe claw toe closed-toe dip a toe into dip one's toe in dip one's toe in the water finger-and-toe head to toe top to toe grinch toe hammer toe 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 pigeon toe purple toe syndrome put one's toe in the water seedy toe split-toe 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 toe cheese toeclip toe-crusher toe-crushing toe-curling toe-dance toe dance toe-dip toe drag toe drop toe edge toe-hold toe hold toe jam
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