Definition of Toe

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Definition of Toe

Toe

One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.

The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.

Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.

The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.

A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.

A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.

To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.

To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).

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Toe Quotations

Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top.
William Butler Yeats

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.
Charles Kettering

In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe.
Tori Amos

The real American type can never be a ballet dancer. The legs are too long, the body too supple and the spirit too free for this school of affected grace and toe walking.
Isadora Duncan

Show me a person who doesn't like to laugh and I'll show you a person with a toe tag.
Julia Roberts

They shaved a little piece of bone off my small toe. You see, you balance yourself a certain way and this toe had grown under the other ones. So he cut it loose, where I could balance myself and it makes me walk straight.
Merle Haggard

I'd rather hang out with five people that I love than with 400 strangers at a club who are all doing the up-and-down inspection thing. They appraise everybody from head to toe - the outfit, the handbag, the shoes, how much they weigh... I can't stand it!
Sophia Bush

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.
Dan Rather

We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security of Iraq needs to be assumed by Iraqis who will stand up and toe the line for their countries.
Jay Inslee

He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking.
Kyra Sedgwick

Toe Translations

toe in Afrikaans is toon
toe in Dutch is teen
toe in German is Zehe
toe in Spanish is dedo del pie

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