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.


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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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