Main Entry:

¹toe

Pronunciation:

\ˈtō\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English to, from Old English tā; akin to Old High German zēha toe

Date:

before 12th century

1 a (1): one of the terminal members of the vertebrate foot (2): the fore end of a foot or hoof b: a terminal segment of a limb of an invertebrate c: the forepart of something worn on the foot <the toe of a boot>2: a part that by its position or form is felt to resemble a toe <the toe of Italy>: as a: a lateral projection at one end or between the ends of a piece (as a rod or bolt) b: the lowest part (as of an embankment, dam, or cliff) 3: toe dance

— toe·less \-ləs\ adjective

— on one's toes

: alert 1

— toe to toe

: facing one another