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