toe

The word “toe” means any of the five digits at the end of the human foot. In plain terms, one of the five small digits on the foot; also used for the front tip of a shoe, sock, or object.

“Toe” is pronounced toh (/toʊ/ in IPA).

Here is “toe” used in a sentence: “She stubbed her toe on the coffee table.”

The opposite of “toe” — its antonyms — are heel and tail.

Depending on how it is used, “toe” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “toe” comes from Latin. From Old English tā, from a Proto-Germanic root related to "showing" or "pointing" — related to Latin dīcere ("to say") and digitus ("finger").

“Toe” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Toe” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.

The correct idiom is toe the line, meaning to conform to rules or authority. It comes from the literal sense of toe, to touch or reach something with the toes, as in runners or soldiers standing with their toes touching a marked line; "tow the line" is a common misspelling because toe and tow sound identical.

Only two toes have everyday names: the big toe, known anatomically as the hallux, and the little toe, informally called the pinky toe in American English. The middle three are usually just numbered second, third and fourth.