Toe
[təʊ] or [to]
Definition
(noun.) the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes.
(noun.) (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft.
(noun.) one of the digits of the foot.
(noun.) forepart of a hoof.
(verb.) touch with the toe.
(verb.) drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
(verb.) hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
(verb.) drive obliquely; 'toe a nail'.
(verb.) walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction; 'She toes inwards'.
Editor: Olivia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
(n.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
(n.) Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
(n.) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(v. t.) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
(v. i.) To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
Typist: Thaddeus
Definition
n. one of the five small members at the point of the foot: the corresponding member of a beast's foot: the front of an animal's hoof.—v.t. to touch or reach with the toes: to furnish with a toe as a stocking.—v.i. to place the toes in any particular way.—n. Toe′-cap a cap of leather &c. covering the toe of a shoe.—adj. Toed (tōd) having toes.—ns. Toe′-nail; Toe′-piece.
Checker: Luther
Examples
- From heel to toe they were fully three feet long, and very flat and very broad. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Ginevra seconded me; between us we half-changed the nature of the _r?le_, gilding it from top to toe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Step on my boot-toe; give me both hands: mount! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She was small and slim, but all in fine proportion from top to toe. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- His great toe is the king of his toes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A bluff little personage this ma?tresse was--Labassecourienne from top to toe: and how she did slaughter the speech of Albion! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Pivoting on my left toe, I swung a terrific right to his jaw, and, like a felled ox, he dropped in his tracks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Their bodies were smaller and lighter in color, and their fingers and toes bore the rudiments of nails, which were entirely lacking among the males. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- In a place like this I'm sure to upset something, tread on people's toes, or do something dreadful, so I keep out of mischief and let Meg sail about. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He asks Lydgate all sorts of questions and then screws up his face while he hears the answers, as if they were pinching his toes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Large, masculine feet they were, with peculiarly long, sharp toes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- That's Lady Belinda hanging up by the waist, much too near the gaslight for a wax one, with her toes turned in. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His great toe is the king of his toes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Of course you observed the peculiarly square toes in the impressions, and that his own boots exactly corresponded to them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I toed off these yer stockings last night, and put de ball in 'em to mend with. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- For instance, he supposes that the differences between the extinct three-toed Hipparion and the horse arose suddenly. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Checked by Bernie