1a. One of the digits of a vertebrate. b. The forepart of a foot or hoof. c. The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb. 2. The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot. 3. The lowest, outermost, or endmost part, as: a. The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft. b. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing. c. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.
VERB:
Inflected forms: toed, toe·ing, toes
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To touch, kick, or reach with the toe. 2.Sports To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. 3. To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.4a. To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle. b. To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction: He toes out.
IDIOMS:
on (one's) toes Ready to act; alert. step(or tread)on (someone's) toes To hurt, offend, or encroach on the feelings, actions, or province of. toe theline(or mark)1. To adhere to doctrines or rules conscientiously; conform. 2.Sports & Games To touch a mark or line with the toe or hands in readiness for the start of a race or competition.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English t. See deik- in Appendix I.
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