English Dictionary: toe | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Toe \Toe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toeing}.] To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Toe \Toe\, v. i. 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Toe \Toe\, n. [OE. too, taa, AS. t[be]; akin to D. teen, G. zehe, OHG. z[c7]ha, Icel. t[be], Sw. t[86], Dan. taa; of uncertain origin. [fb]60.] 1. (Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. [bd]Each one, tripping on his toe.[b8] --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) 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.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. (b) 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. (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. {Toe biter} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. |