big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

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After missing the previous two games, Purdy aggravated his right big toe injury in Sunday’s 26-21 home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, calling into question his availability for Thursday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 The injury to the base of the big toe causes pain described as getting a nail driven into the bottom of one’s foot. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 Your big toes are breaking through the ventilation holes of your plastic clogs. Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Focusing on the arch, roll the ball from your big toe to your heel and back, then from the middle toe to the heel and back, then from the pinky toe to the heel and back. Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big toe

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of big toe was in 1699

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“Big toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20toe. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

big toe

noun
: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

Medical Definition

big toe

noun
: the innermost and largest digit of the foot

called also great toe

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