toe

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n.
    1. One of the digits of a vertebrate.
    2. The forepart of a foot or hoof.
    3. The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb.
  1. The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot.
  2. The lowest, outermost, or endmost part, as:
    1. The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft.
    2. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing.
    3. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.

v., toed, toe·ing, toes.

v.tr.
  1. To touch, kick, or reach with the toe.
  2. Sports. To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
  3. To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.
    1. To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle.
    2. To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.
v.intr.
To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction: He toes out.

idioms:

on (one's) toes

  1. Ready to act; alert.
step (or tread) on (someone's) toes
  1. To hurt, offend, or encroach on the feelings, actions, or province of.
toe the line (or mark)
  1. To adhere to doctrines or rules conscientiously; conform.
  2. Sports & GamesTo touch a mark or line with the toe or hands in readiness for the start of a race or competition. To touch a mark or line with the toe or hands in readiness for the start of a race or competition.

[Middle English, from Old English .]



1. A projection from the foot or foot piece of any object or construction to give it broader bearing and greater stability.
2. That part of the base of a concrete retaining wall which projects in front of the face of the wall, away from the retained material.
3. That portion of sheeting below the excavation subgrade.
4. On a door, the lower portion of the lock stile.
5. Of a weld, the junction between the base metal and the face of a weld.
6. To drive a nail at an oblique angle.


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IN BRIEF: A "finger" of the feet.

pronunciation Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. — Chinese Proverb

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noun, Austral and NZ

1:
Strength, speed. (1889 —) .
Sun-Herald (Sydney): In Lawson and Hogg we have two penetrating fast bowlers who have enough 'toe' to keep any batsman honest (1983).

2:
to have it on one's toes to run away. (1958 —) .
P. B. Yuill I had it across the road on my toes (1976). See also to turn one's toes up at turn verb.



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A digit of the foot.

  • t. abscess — see foot abscess.
  • t. crack — see sandcrack.
  • curled t. — see curled toe paralysis.
  • kicked-up t. — a common injury in dogs, particularly racing Greyhounds, in which the deep flexor tendon is ruptured causing the affected claw to be elevated above others on the foot. Called also knocked-up toe.
  • t. out — the limb is rotated slightly so that the toe points a little outward.
  • t. picking — a vice of very young chickens that are hungry because feed supplies are inaccessible or inadequate. They pick each other's toes and start an outbreak of cannibalism.
  • sand t. — see sand toe.
  • seedy t. — see seedy toe.
  • splayed t. — see splayed digits.
  • sprung t. — a problem of racing Greyhounds characterized by dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint through rupture of the medial collateral ligament. The toe is displaced laterally, usually overriding the next toe.
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Toe (automotive)

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In automotive engineering, toe, also known as tracking,[1] is the symmetric angle that each wheel makes with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, as a function of static geometry, and kinematic and compliant effects. This can be contrasted with steer, which is the antisymmetric angle, i.e. both wheels point to the left or right, in parallel (roughly). Positive toe, or toe in, is the front of the wheel pointing in towards the centreline of the vehicle. Negative toe, or toe out, is the front of the wheel pointing away from the centreline of the vehicle.[2] Toe can be measured in linear units, at the front of the tire, or as an angular deflection.

In a rear wheel drive car, increased front toe in provides greater straight-line stability at the cost of some sluggishness of turning response. The wear on the tyres is marginally increased as the tyres are under slight side slip conditions. On front wheel drive cars, the situation is more complex.

Toe is always adjustable in production automobiles, even though caster angle and camber angle are often not adjustable. Maintenance of front end alignment, which used to involve all three adjustments, currently involves only setting the toe; in most cases, even for a car in which caster or camber are adjustable, only the toe will need adjustment.

One related concept is that the proper toe for straight line travel of a vehicle will not be correct while turning, since the inside wheel must travel around a smaller radius than the outside wheel; to compensate for this, the steering linkage typically conforms more or less to Ackermann steering geometry, modified to suit the characteristics of the individual vehicle.

Interaction with Camber

When a wheel is set up to have some camber angle, the interaction between the tire and road surface causes the wheel to tend to want to roll in a curve, as if it were part of a conical surface (camber thrust). This tendency to turn increases the rolling resistance as well as increasing tire wear. A small degree of toe (toe-out for negative camber, toe-in for positive camber) will cancel this turning tendency, reducing wear and rolling resistance. On some competition vehicles such as go-karts, especially where power is extremely limited and is highly regulated by the rules of the sport, these effects can become very significant in terms of competitiveness and performance.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tå
v. tr. - berøre med tæerne
v. intr. - gå med tæerne pegende i en bestemt retning

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    få en tå indenfor
  • on one's toes    være på stikkerne
  • toe the line    makke ret, indordne sig
  • toe the mark    indordne sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
teen(stuk), punt, uitsteeksel, met de tenen aanraken, teen

Français (French)
n. - orteil, doigt de pied, bout
v. tr. - suivre exactement
v. intr. - suivre exactement

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    prendre un bon départ
  • on one's toes    (forcer) à être vigilant
  • toe the line    obéir, s'exécuter, (Sport) s'aligner
  • toe the mark    (Sport) s'aligner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zehe, Zeh, Spitze
v. - mit den Zehen berühren, die Spitze flicken, mit einer Spitze versehen, die Zehen (einwärts od. auswärts) stellen, (Golf) mit dem Löffel schlagen

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    gut anfangen
  • on one's toes    auf Zack, in Trab
  • toe the line    sich einordnen
  • toe the mark    sich einordnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) δάκτυλο ποδιού, (μτφ.) μύτη παπουτσιού ή κάλτσας
v. - περπατώ στα νύχια, βαδίζω ακροποδητί

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    έχω μια πρώτη ευκαιρία/εμπειρία
  • on one's toes    στα νύχια των ποδιών, (καθομ.) σε επιφυλακή
  • toe the line    παρατάσσομαι, παίρνω θέση για αγώνα, υπακούω κάποιον, πειθαρχώ
  • toe the mark    παρατάσσομαι, παίρνω θέση για αγώνα, υπακούω κάποιον, πειθαρχώ

Italiano (Italian)
dito del piede, punta, fare la punta

idioms:

  • dip one's toes into the waters of    farsi avanti con la massima cautela
  • on one's toes    sulla punta dei piedi
  • toe the line/mark    mettersi in linea
  • tread on someone's toes    pestare i piedi a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dedo do pé (m), ponta (f), biqueira (f)
v. - por biqueiras em, cravar prego obliquamente

idioms:

  • dip your toes into the waters of    aventurar-se
  • on one's toes    estar alertar, com cautela
  • toe the line/mark    obedecer ordens
  • tread on someone's toes    andar nos sapatos de outrem

Русский (Russian)
большой палец ноги, придерживаться

idioms:

  • dip your toes into the waters of    попробовать осторожно
  • on one's toes    на цыпочках
  • toe the line/mark    строго придерживаться правил
  • tread on someone's toes    "наступить на любимую мозоль"

Español (Spanish)
n. - dedo del pie, uña, pesuña, punta del pié, del calzado, de la media
v. tr. - tocar con el pie, ir, tocar con la punta del pié, obrar como se debe, estar a la altura, dar un puntapié a, poner punta o puntera, clavar oblicuamente
v. intr. - andar en puntas de pies en determinada dirección

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    abrir una brecha, tener un pie en la puerta
  • on one's toes    de puntillas, alerta, despierto
  • toe the line    pisar la línea, observar las reglas, conformarse
  • toe the mark    pisar la línea, observar las reglas, conformarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tå, spets
v. - ställa sig med tårna intill ngt, sparka till, tåa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
足趾, 脚趾, 趾部, 以趾踏触, 用脚尖走, 动脚尖, 用足尖跳舞

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    插进门的一脚, 指可由此续图进展
  • on one's toes    警觉地, 充满生气的, 活跃的
  • toe the line    准备起跑, 听从命令
  • toe the mark    用脚尖踏在起跑线上, 遵守规则, 承担责任

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 足趾, 腳趾, 趾部
v. tr. - 以趾踏觸, 用腳尖走
v. intr. - 動腳尖, 用足尖跳舞, 用腳尖走

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    插進門的一腳, 指可由此續圖進展
  • on one's toes    警覺地, 充滿生氣的, 活躍的
  • toe the line    準備起跑, 聽從命令
  • toe the mark    用腳尖踏在起跑線上, 遵守規則, 承擔責任

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발가락, 부벽 등의 토대의 돌출부
v. tr. - 발끝을 대다, 앞 부리를 고치다, 골프채 끝으로 치다
v. intr. - 발끝으로 걷다, 발가락을 ~로 향하다

idioms:

  • get a toe in the door    다다르다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 足の指, つま先, つま先に似たもの

idioms:

  • on one's toes    つま先立ちで, 用心して, 準備を整えて
  • toe the line/mark    規則に従う, 責任を負う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقدم ألقدم أو ألحافر, أصبع ألقدم (فعل) يقف أو يمشي على رؤوس, أصابعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בוהן, אצבע-הרגל, חרטום-הנעל, קצה-הגרב‬
v. tr. - ‮בוהן, אצבע-הרגל, חרטום-הנעל, קצה-הגרב, נגע בבהונות הרגל, תיקן את תנוחת הגרב על הבוהן, נגע באצבעות רגליו בקו תחילת המירוץ‬
v. intr. - ‮הילך כשאצבעות הרגליים פונות פנימה (או החוצה)‬


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