Definition of: toe

(tō) noun
1. One of the digits of the foot; also, the forward part of the foot, as distinguished from the heel.
2. That portion of a shoe, boot, sock, stocking, skate, or the like that covers, or corresponds in position with, the toes.
3. The lower end or projection of something, resembling or suggestive of a toe.
4. Mech. a A pivot or journal in a bearing. b A horizontally projecting arm on a stem, as for operating a valve, raised by a cam or lifted.
5. The end of the head of a golf club.
6. In a railroad switch, the space between the rails at the unchanneled end of a frog.
—on one's toes Alert; wide-awake.
—to tread on (someone's) toes To offend (a person); trespass on (someone's) feelings, opinions, prejudices, etc.
—v. toed, toe·ing v.t.
1. To touch with the toes: to toe the line.
2. To kick with the toe.
3. To furnish with a toe.
4. To drive (a nail or spike) obliquely; also, to attach (beams, etc.) end to end, by nails driven thus.
5. To strike (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
—v.i.
6. To stand or walk with the toes pointing in a specified direction: to toe out.
—to toe the mark To touch a certain line or mark with the toes preparatory to starting a race; hence, to abide by the rules; conform to discipline or a standard. [OE tā]
—toe′less adjective