TOE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toe mean? 

• TOE (noun)
  The noun TOE has 4 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: TOE used as a noun is uncommon.

• TOE (verb)
  The verb TOE has 5 senses:

1. walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction

2. drive obliquely

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

  Familiarity information: TOE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the digits of the foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("toe" is a kind of...):

dactyl; digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)

extremity (that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso)

Meronyms (parts of "toe"):

tiptoe (the tip of a toe)

toenail (the nail at the end of a toe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toe"):

big toe; great toe; hallux (the first largest innermost toe)

hammertoe (a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch)

little toe (the fifth smallest outermost toe)

Holonyms ("toe" is a part of...):

foot; human foot; pes (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint)

Derivation:

toe (touch with the toe)

toe (walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("toe" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Holonyms ("toe" is a part of...):

footgear; footwear (covering for a person's feet)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Forepart of a hoof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("toe" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("toe" is a part of...):

hoof (the foot of an ungulate mammal)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("toe" is a kind of...):

part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Holonyms ("toe" is a part of...):

club-head; club head; clubhead; golf-club head ((golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball)

Derivation:

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

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

• TOE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they toe    ... he / she / it toes   
Past simple: toed   
Past participle: toed   
-ing form: toeing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

She toes inwards

Hypernyms (to "toe" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drive obliquely

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

toe; toenail

Context example:

toe a nail

Hypernyms (to "toe" is one way to...):

drive; force; ram (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "toe" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "toe" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 5

Meaning:

Touch with the toe

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "toe" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

 Context examples 

Then the mother gave her a knife, and said, “Never mind, cut it off; when you are queen you will not care about toes; you will not want to walk.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

They came on tip-toe, closing the door behind them, and stood at the foot of the bed, looking on.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

It most often affects the space between the toes.

(Athlete's Foot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Saying which, he went on his toes to the door, which I had left open, and carefully closed it.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A bone belonging to the middle part of the foot located between toes and ankle.

(Metatarsal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

A bone in the fingers or toes.

(Phalanx, NCI Thesaurus)

Less frequently, it involves the toe.

(Fibroosseous Pseudotumor of the Digits, NCI Thesaurus)

You may have very good reasons for forgetting your name, and I’ll like you none the worse for it as long as you toe the mark.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

You see here, and here, the small feet have their toes to the house, while the others are all leading away.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Type I, which are relatively round and large, have thick "toes" at their ends.

(Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content, NASA)