Library / English Dictionary

TOE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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 2

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)

Sense 3

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 4

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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 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 obliquely

Example:

toe a nail

Synonyms:

toe; toenail

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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 5

Meaning:

Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction

Example:

She toes inwards

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Hormones work slowly and affect body processes from head to toe.

(Endocrine Diseases, NIH)

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Physical assessment; left foot - vibration perception at great toe.

(MNSI - Left Foot Vibration Great Toe, NCI Thesaurus)

I've got the same flesh on my bones, the same ten fingers and toes. I am the same.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It often starts in the big toe.

(Arthritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

“Now, my dear Hopkins, draw up and warm your toes,” said he.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Physical assessment; right foot - vibration perception at great toe.

(MNSI - Right Foot Vibration Great Toe, NCI Thesaurus)

You can also dislocate your finger and toe joints.

(Dislocations, NIH)

If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter, for I can't feel it.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

She had blistering rashes on her fingers, toes, ears, nose, and cheeks, and she’d lost parts of her fingers to the disease.

(Gene linked to rare inflammatory disease in children, NIH)

On this page, you'll find links to descriptions and pictures of the human body's parts and organ systems from head to toe.

(Anatomy, NIH)