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toe  (t)

n.

1.

a. One of the digits of a vertebrate.

b. The forepart of a foot or hoof.

c. The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb.

2. The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot.

3. The lowest, outermost, or endmost part, as:

a. The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft.

b. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing.

c. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.

v. toed, toe·ing, toes

v.tr.

1. To touch, kick, or reach with the toe.

2. Sports To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.

3. To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.

4.

a. To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle.

b. 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.

Idioms:

on (one's) toes

Ready to act; alert.

step/tread on (someone's) toes

To hurt, offend, or encroach on the feelings, actions, or province of.

toe the line/mark

1. To adhere to doctrines or rules conscientiously; conform.

2. Sports & Games To touch a mark or line with the toe or hands in readiness for the start of a race or competition.

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[Middle English, from Old English t; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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toe [təʊ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any one of the digits of the foot

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding part in other vertebrates

3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a shoe, sock, etc., covering the toes

4. anything resembling a toe in shape or position

5. (General Sporting Terms) the front part of the head of a golf club, hockey stick, etc.

6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the lower bearing of a vertical shaft assembly

7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the tip of a cam follower that engages the cam profile

dip one's toe (or toes) in Informal to begin doing or try something new or unfamiliar

on one's toes alert

tread on someone's toes to offend or insult a person, esp by trespassing on his field of responsibility

turn up one's toes Informal to die

12. Austral slang speed a player with plenty of toe

vb toes, toeing, toed

1. (tr) to touch, kick, or mark with the toe

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) (tr) Golf to strike (the ball) with the toe of the club

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to drive (a nail, spike, etc.) obliquely

4. (intr) to walk with the toes pointing in a specified direction to toe inwards

5. to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc.

[Old English tā; related to Old Frisian tāne, Old Norse tā, Old High German zēha, Latin digitus finger]

toelike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toe - one of the digits of the foot         foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" 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 tiptoe - the tip of a 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 toenail - the nail at the end of a toe
	2.	toe - the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet
	3.	toe - forepart of a hoof                   hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
	4.	toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft 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 club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Verb	1.	toe - walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction; "She toes inwards" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	toe - drive obliquely; "toe a nail" toenail ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
	3.	toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club 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 hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	4.	toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club 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 hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	5.	toe - touch with the toe                   touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

Translations

toe [təʊ]

A. N (Anat) → dedo m del pie; [of shoe] → puntera f; [of sock] → punta f
big/little toe → dedo m gordo/pequeño del pie
to tread or step on sb's toes (lit) → pisar el pie a algn (fig) → meterse con algn
to keep sb on his toes → mantener a algn sobre ascuas
to keep on one's toes → estar alerta, mantenerse bien despierto
you have to keep on your toes → hay que estar alerta, hay que mantenerse bien despierto
to turn up one's toes → estirar la pata

B. VT → tocar con la punta del pie
to toe the line (= conform) → conformarse

C. CPD toe clip N (for cycling) → rastral m, calapiés m
toe piece N → espátula f, punta f

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toe [ˈtəʊ]

n

(part of body) → orteil m, doigt m de pied
big toe → gros orteil m
little toe → petit orteil m
to keep sb on their toes → maintenir qn sur ses gardes
just to keep us on our toes → juste pour que nous restions sur nos gardes
to tread on sb's toes (= offend) → marcher sur les pieds de qn
to dip one's toes in sth → prendre la température de qch

[shoe] → bout m

vt
to toe the line (= conform) → obéir, se conformer
politicians who wouldn't toe the party line → des politiciens qui ne voulaient pas se conformer à la ligne du parti

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toe

n → Zehe f, → Zeh m; (of sock, shoe) → Spitze f; to tread or step on somebody’s toes (lit) → jdm auf die Zehen treten; (fig) → jdm ins Handwerk pfuschen (inf); with so many of us we’ll be treading on each other’s toes → wir sind so viele, dass wir uns gegenseitig ins Gehege kommen; to be on one’s toes (fig) → auf Zack sein (inf); to keep somebody on his toes (fig) → jdn auf Zack halten (inf); to go or stand toe to toe with somebody (esp US fig) → jdm offen gegenübertreten; there are scenes in the film that make your toes curl → in dem Film sind Szenen, da bekommt man das kalte Grausen (inf)

vt (fig) to toe the line → sich einfügen, spuren (inf); to toe the party line (Pol) → sich nach der Parteilinie richten

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toe:

toecap

n → (Schuh)kappe f

toeclip

n (on bicycle) → Rennbügel m

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toe:

toehold

n → Halt m → für die Fußspitzen; (fig) → Einstieg m

toe-in

n → Vorlauf m

toenail

n → Zehennagel m

toe-piece

n (on shoe, Ski) → Zehenteil nt

toerag

n (pej inf) → Arsch m (vulg)

toe shoe

n (US) → Spitzenschuh m

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toe [təʊ]

1. n (Anat) → dito del piede; (of shoe) → punta
big toe → alluce m
little toe → mignolino
to keep sb on his toes (fig) → tenere qn sull'attenti

2. vt to toe the line (fig) (conform) → conformarsi alle regole, stare in riga

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toe [təʊ]

1. n (Anat) → dito del piede; (of shoe) → punta
big toe → alluce m
little toe → mignolino
to keep sb on his toes (fig) → tenere qn sull'attenti

2. vt to toe the line (fig) (conform) → conformarsi alle regole, stare in riga

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toe

n toe [təu]

1 one of the five finger-like end parts of the foot These tight shoes hurt my toes. toon إصْبَع القَدم пръст на крак prst na noze tå der Zeh δάχτυλο ποδιού dedo del pie varvas انگشت پا varvas orteil בוֹהֶן पाव का अंगूठा nožni prst lábujj jari kaki tá dito del piede 足の指 발가락 kojos pirštas kājas pirksts jari kaki teen tå palec u nogi dedo do pé deget de la picior палец ноги prst na nohe prst na nogi prst na nozi tå นิ้วเท้า (ของคนและสัตว์) ayak parmağı 腳趾 палець на нозі پنچہ، انگوٹھا ngón chân 脚趾

2 the front part of a shoe, sock etc There's a hole in the toe of my sock. toon إصْبَع الكَلْسَه нос на обувка, пръст на чорап špička tå die Spitze μύτη κάλτσας, παπουτσιού punta del pie -nina, -varvas پنجه varvasosa bout חַרטוֹם הַנַעָל मोजे या जूते का पंजा या वह भाग जो पैर की उंगलियों को ढके रहता है vrh cipele, čarape cipő, harisnya orra ujung sepatu tá punta つま先 (신, 양말 등의) 앞부분 pirštai (zeķes, apavu) purngals jari kaki teenstuk tå(parti), (sko)tupp, snute palce biqueira vârf носок špička konica deo čarape za prste tå ส่วนปลายของรองเท้าหรือถุงเท้า (ayakkabı, çorap) burnu (鞋、襪)尖 носок جوتے کا سامنے والا حصہ mũi dầy （鞋、袜）尖

n toenail

the nail that grows on one's toes He was cutting his toenails. toonnael مِسْمار اللحْم нокът на пръст на крака nehet u nohou tånegl der Zehennagel νύχι ποδιού uña del pie varbaküüs ناخن پا varpaankynsi ongle de l'orteil צִיפּוֹרנַיִים पांव नख, पैर की अंगुली का नाखून nokat nožnog prsta lábujjköröm kuku jari kaki tánögl unghia del piede 足指のつめ 발톱 (kojos piršto) nagas kājas pirksta nags kuku jari kaki teennagel tånegl paznokieć unha do pé unghia unui deget de la picior ноготь на пальце ноги necht na nohe noht na nogi nožni nokat tånagel เล็บเท้า ayak tırnağı 腳趾甲 ніготь на пальці ноги انگوٹھے کا ناخن móng chân 脚趾甲

toe the line

to act according to the rules. gehoorsaam wees يَتَصَرَّف حَسَب القَوانين спазвам правилата držet se směrnic følge reglerne spuren πειθαρχώ στους κανόνες acatar la disciplina, seguir las reglas reeglitele alluma فرمان برداری کردن noudattaa sääntöjä se mettre au pas לָלֶכֶת בַּתֶלֶם नियम के अनुसार काम करना poštivati pravila alkalmazkodik (a szabályokhoz) mematuhi aturan fylgja venju, hlÿða (seguire le regole) 規則を守る 규율에 따르다 nenukrypti nuo linijos, paklusti, griežtai laikytis taisyklių pakļauties prasībām menurut perintah zich conformeren holde seg til reglene, lystre podporządkować się seguir as regras a se supune regulilor ходить по струнке držať sa pravidiel delati po pravilih ponašati se u skladu sa pravilima lyda order, hålla sig på mattan แค่ทำตามที่ต้องการ kurallara uygun davranmak 遵守規章 суворо додержуватися правил; підкорятися вимогам اصول کے مطابق کام کرنا làm việc theo nguyên tắc 遵守规章

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toe → إصبع القدم prst u nohy tå Zeh δάχτυλο ποδιού dedo del pie varvas doigt de pied nožni prst dito del piede 足の指 발가락 teen tå palec u nogi dedo do pé палец ноги tå นิ้วเท้า ayak parmağı ngón chân 脚指头