toe

/toʊ/
verb
  1. To touch, push, or reach with the toes.
    • He toed the ball gently to his teammate.
    • The child toed the edge of the puddle, testing the water.
    • She toed the line before the race began.
noun
  1. One of the five separate parts at the end of the foot.
    • The doctor checked each toe for swelling after the injury.
    • She wiggled her toes in the warm sand at the beach.
    • I stubbed my toe on the coffee table and it really hurt.
  2. The part of a shoe, sock, or stocking that covers the toes.
    • The toe of her shoe was scuffed from kicking rocks.
    • These boots have a reinforced steel toe for safety.
    • There's a hole in the toe of my favorite socks.
  3. The front end or tip of something, such as a tool or object.
    • The toe of the golf club hit the ground before the ball.
    • He placed the toe of the ladder firmly against the wall.
    • The crane's toe lifted the heavy beam into place.
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