toe

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English tā, from Germanic *taihwōn. Cognate with Scots tae, Dutch teen, German Zeh, Zehe, Icelandic tá and Swedish tå.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
toe

Plural
toes

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
  5. 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.

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  • (an equivalent part in an animal): hoof

[edit] Antonyms

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

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

[edit] 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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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to toe

Third person singular
toes

Simple past
toed

Past participle
toed

Present participle
toeing

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

  1. To touch or tap with the toes.
  2. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

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[edit] Adverb

toe

  1. Adverbial form of the preposition tot; to
    Het doet er niet toe. - It doesn't matter.
    Note: Only occurs as separable part of some compounds, not as a single word.

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toe (used only predicatively)

  1. closed (esp. as part of a compound verb like toedoen)
    De deur is toe. - The door is closed.
    Doe de deur toe. - Close the door.

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toe

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

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[edit] Noun

toe

  1. dam
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