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toe

UK/təʊ/ US/toʊ/ fairly common slang uk
noun (4) adjective (1) verb (5)

noun

1.

one of the digits of the foot

2.

the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

3.

forepart of a hoof

4.

(golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

adjective

1.

having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination

  • “long-toed”
  • “five-toed”
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verb

1.

walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction

  • “She toes inwards”
2.

drive obliquely

  • “toe a nail”
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3.

hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

4.

drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

5.

touch with the toe

Origin

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

Phrases

  • big toe
  • blue toe syndrome
  • camel toe
  • claw toe
  • COVID toes
  • dip a toe into
  • dip one's toe in
  • dip one's toe in the water
  • hang five
  • hang ten
  • toe the line
  • toe the plank

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