Toe

Definition of Toe

n.

1.

(Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.

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.) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.

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.

v. t.

1.

To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.

[imp. & p. p. Toed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Toeing.]

v. i.

1.

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.

Related Words

arch, base, baseboard, basement, chassis, clubfoot, dado, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, footing, forefoot, forepaw, foundation, frame, harefoot, heel, hoof, instep, keel, mopboard, nadir, pad, pastern, patte, paw, pedal extremity, pedes, pes, pied, pug, shoemold, sole, splayfoot, tip, tootsy, trotter, ungula, wainscot

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