toe

toe1 [ tou ] noun count **

one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest:

Vera slipped off her shoes and wriggled her toes.

I stubbed my toe (=hurt it by hitting it) on the step.

on your toes (=with only your toes on the ground): He stood on his toes to look out of the window.

a. the part of a shoe or sock that covers your toes:

shoes with pointed toes

b. touch your toes to bend, while keeping your legs straight, and touch your toes with your fingers, as a physical exercise

dip your/a toe into something or dip your/a toe in the water

to try doing something, in order to test whether it will be successful or suitable:

They have dipped a toe into the computer games market.

from head/top to toe

over the whole of your body:

He was covered in mud from head to toe.

keep someone on their toes

to make someone concentrate on what they are doing so that they are ready to deal with any problem or situation that might happen

make someone's toes curl

to make someone feel extremely embarrassed

step on someone's toes

to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do

toe

toe 2 [ tou ] verb

toe the line

to accept rules and obey people in authority