toe

See also TOE, and toé

English

Human toes
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Etymology

Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (compare Dutch teen, German Zehe, Swedish tå), from Proto-Germanic *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”) (compare Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“id.”)), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”) (compare Hittite ... (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Albanian thua (“nail”), accusative thoi, Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deiknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit ... (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti)).

Pronunciation

Noun

toe (plural toes)

  1. Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
  2. An equivalent part in an animal.
  3. That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
  4. Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
    (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
    (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
    (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
    (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow
  5. (dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
  6. An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe (or toe in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative toe (or toe out) the opposite.

Synonyms

  • (an equivalent part in an animal): hoof

Antonyms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): heel
  • (front of the kayak): tail

Hyponyms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot):
    hallux, big toe, great toe
    second toe, long toe
    third toe, middle toe
    fourth toe, ring toe
    fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toe

Holonyms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): foot

Meronyms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): nail

Derived terms

terms derived from toe (noun)

Coordinate terms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): finger

Translations

each of the five digits on the end of the foot
any equivalent part in an animal
part of a shoe or sock covering the toe
something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something
alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle
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Verb

toe (third-person singular simple present toes, present participle toeing, simple past and past participle toed)

  1. To furnish with a toe.
  2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC:
      Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time.
  3. (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
    to toe the mark
  4. (construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
    The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
  5. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

Derived terms

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Pronunciation

Adverb

toe

  1. (postpositional) adverbial form of tot
    Het doet er niet toe.
    It doesn't matter.
  2. after, afterwards
    Hij kreeg nog wat lekkers toe.
    He got something tasty afterwards.
  3. closed (especially as part of a compound verb like toedoen)
    De deur is toe.
    The door is closed.
    Doe de deur toe.
    Close the door.
    Oogjes toe.
    Eyes closed.

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of toe
preposition tot
postpositional adv. toe
+ het (it) ertoe
+ dit (this) hiertoe
+ dat (that) daartoe
+ wat (what) waartoe
+ iets (something) ergens toe
+ niets (nothing) nergens toe
+ alles (everything) overal toe

Derived terms

Interjection

toe

  1. come on!, go on! (used when trying to coax someone into doing something)
    Toe maar!
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Finnish

Noun

toe

  1. (rare) A small dam, usually made of logs.

Declension

Declension of toe (type hame)
singular plural
nominative toe tokeet
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toetta tokeita
accusative toe
tokeen		 tokeet
inessive tokeessa tokeissa
elative tokeesta tokeista
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
adessive tokeella tokeilla
ablative tokeelta tokeilta
allative tokeelle tokeille
essive tokeena tokeina
translative tokeeksi tokeiksi
instructive – tokein
abessive tokeetta tokeitta
comitative – tokeineen

Synonyms

Compounds

  • lohitoe
  • siikatoe

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Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Adverb

toe

  1. up to
  2. until
  3. in relation with
  4. in addition, furthermore
  5. shut, closed (especially the eyes)
Usage notes

This word is often encountered following a noun phrase and could arguably be said to be a postposition rather than an adverb.

Preposition

toe

  1. (eastern) Alternative form of te.

Etymology 2

Adverb

toe

  1. Alternative form of doe.
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