Toe \Toe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toeing}.] To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
Toe \Toe\, v. i. To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
{To toe in}, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.
{To toe out}, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.
Toe \Toe\, n. [OE. too, taa, AS. t[=a]; akin to D. teen, G. zehe, OHG. z[=e]ha, Icel. t[=a], Sw. t[*a], Dan. taa; of uncertain origin. [root]60.] 1. (Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. ``Each one, tripping on his toe.'' --Shak.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
4. (Mach.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. (b) 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. (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
{Toe biter} (Zo["o]l.), a tadpole; a polliwig.
{Toe drop} (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See {Talipes}.
Here's one, titled "Golf Grimace": I do not have to be a sage To know I'll never shoot my age, But what scares me from toe to pate, Is that someday I'll shoot my weight.
The monopoly has been used in past years to retaliate against newspapers that failed to toe the government or ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party's line by making it difficult or expensive for dissidents to buy newsprint elsewhere.
"The whole of our national literature lies buried, not only without clothes, but also without underwear, naked, tagged on the toe.
But a detective at the grave found a toe tag with another man's name on it, so the body was reburied.
Light-haired Western reporters don't blend in very well, and this one didn't want to sneak around covered, in Islamic fashion, from top to toe.
He even stuck his toe in the waters of political reform with fairly honest balloting for Iraq's National Assembly, although among carefully screened candidates.
"The implication is that he's making sure that all those involved in military decision-making will toe the line," said Paul Rogers, a defense analyst at England's Bradford University and an expert of Middle East military affairs.
Indeed, Pepsi has had its toe in the Soviet Union for years, now operating 21 plants there.
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary are proceeding much more gently, by comparison dipping a toe into the cold waters of capitalism as they peer through the dust and smoke of their revolutions.
His left foot has no big toe and is smaller and narrower than his right foot.
Use the base cabinet with drawers right side up on the bottom, then top it with a two-door base cabinet turned upside down with its toe kick space removed.
They claimed they detected dystrophin in the treated toe in each boy and, more important, that the treated toes showed signs of recovering function; one boy, they reported, had regained 80% of the function in the toe.
They claimed they detected dystrophin in the treated toe in each boy and, more important, that the treated toes showed signs of recovering function; one boy, they reported, had regained 80% of the function in the toe.
The folks at Clemons Boot Co. would like to stick to making standard-sized boots to sell off the shelf, but loggers and cowboys keep walking through the door after cutting off a toe or breaking a leg.
Marco Etcheverry of Bolivia barely poked Lothar Matthaus in the bottom with the toe of his boot. But the German captain, always willing to guide the referee, turned on Etcheverry in indignant fury.
"Let's be honest," Breen said. "He wasn't the most sympathetic character in the world, but it would have been impossible for almost anyone to toe the line he had to walk _ especially someone with a drinking problem.
They had been laid out in a neat row, head to toe," Moran said.
The two presidential candidates have been going at it toe to toe in the word wars.
The two presidential candidates have been going at it toe to toe in the word wars.
Over the next two years it will take 180 measurements from 50,000 people to determine, for instance, the average size of a man's big toe or the length of a woman's nose.
With its toe in the water in the East, the paper may seek to expand its presence but won't be making a major drive, the spokeswoman said.
It is rare to see a woman in the street who is not covered head to toe.
The close circle of local and imported managers and businessmen can make it difficult for those who do not 'toe the line'.
A closer look reveals a missing toe here, a washed-out detail there.
When I saw the ETWPS ad in last month's NAILS, I immediately called up Joe Galati, John's partner in Milwaukee, and asked him if there were any toe thrones near me.
But in Italy's docile banking market, it is unlikely that bankers will fail to toe the line. As matters stand, corporate borrowers in Italy are faced with an astonishing array of choice when it comes to picking a possible lender.
While Davis and Northwest battle toe to toe, other investment groups await an opening.
While Davis and Northwest battle toe to toe, other investment groups await an opening.
Former Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada, best known as Reagan's close friend, also dipped a toe into the presidential waters but pulled it out when he discovered how tough it could be to raise millions of dollars.
The chador is the traditional feminine dress of Shiite Moslem fundamentalists, and covers the woman from head to toe.