Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a toe, especially of a specified number or kind. Often used in combination.
- adjective Driven obliquely.
- adjective Secured by obliquely driven nails.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished or provided with a toe or toes: chiefly in composition with a qualifying word: as, long-toed, short-toed, black- toed, five -toed, pigeon -toed.
- In carpentry, noting a brace, strut, or stay when it is secured to a beam, sill, or joist by nails driven obliquely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having (such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in composition.
- adjective (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having (a specified number or type of)
toes . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
toe . - adjective construction Having the end secured by
nails drivenobliquely ; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination
Etymologies
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Examples
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This way, as a few people have suggested, France once again toed the American line.
UN diplomacy stalls (again) Helen 2006
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He ran the back of his hand along his mouth and offered her an expression that toed the line between nauseated and mildly amused.
Last Night at Chateau Marmont Lauren Weisberger 2010
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Spell checking still does not deal with homonyms, which can be a significant problem for a magician attempting to turn an enemy into a toad, but discovering that the glowing letters he wrote in the air were "toed", just as the toes attached to the giant crush him.
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We saw an animal resembling a deer on one hand, and a tapir on the other, as well as a kind of toed horse or hipparion, and a number of domestic pets all strange to us.
A Trip to Venus John Munro 1889
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So far, governments and mainstream opposition parties have largely toed the IMF and European Union line about what needs to be done to square government finances following the financial crisis.
Irish Poll Key to Anti-German Outlook Alen Mattich 2011
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If you ever happen to come across that homeless Ran-Dell ever again, make sure to wear your heaviest steel-toed boots, that way, when you repeatedly stomp in his nuts, you'll be sure to give him the worst pain possible.
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The argument ended in less than typical fashion: with Robert Steele losing his right eye, as Cubs fan Boguslaw Czapla reportedly kicked him repeatedly with a steel-toed boot.
Man Loses Eye Over Sox-Cubs Fight, Attacker Gets Prison Sentence Will Guzzardi 2011
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If you ever happen to come across that homeless Ran-Dell ever again, make sure to wear your heaviest steel-toed boots, that way, when you repeatedly stomp in his nuts, you'll be sure to give him the worst pain possible.
Swords & Scrolls: Kaiser Crowbar Edition! Cromsblood 2010
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The argument ended in less than typical fashion: with Robert Steele losing his right eye, as Cubs fan Boguslaw Czapla reportedly kicked him repeatedly with a steel-toed boot.
Man Loses Eye Over Sox-Cubs Fight, Attacker Gets Prison Sentence Will Guzzardi 2011
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Nasri 6 Inspired his team to a bright start with his twinkle-toed incisions but faded and did not look the force he has been this season.
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