toe  (tō) 
n. One of the digits of a vertebrate. The forepart of a foot or hoof. The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb. The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.
The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot. The lowest, outermost, or endmost part, as: The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.
v.
toed, toe·ing, toes
v.
tr.
To touch, kick, or reach with the toe. Sports To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out. To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle. To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.
v.
intr.
To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction: He toes out.
[Middle English, from Old English tā; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
