big toe vs toe

big toe

noun
  • The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals. 

toe

noun
  • That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe. 

  • An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe. 

  • An equivalent part in an animal. 

  • The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end). 

  • Each of the five digits on the end of the foot. 

  • Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something. 

  • An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round. 

  • The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. 

  • The long side of an angled cut. 

  • A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. 

  • A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. 

  • cameltoe 

verb
  • To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe. 

  • To touch, tap or kick with the toes. 

  • To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to. 

  • To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club. 

  • To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened. 

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