n.
Pronunciation: ' t ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English to, from Old English t ā ; akin to Old High German z ē ha 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 \ -l ə s \ adjective
– on one's toes : ALERT 1
– toe to toe : facing one another