toe
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Noun
- Each of the five [[digits]] on the end of the human [[foot]].
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- {{lb|en|dance|uncountable}} An advanced form of [[ballet]] primarily performed by women, wearing [[pointe shoe]]s.
- {{lb|en|automotive}} An [[alignment]] of the [[wheel]]s 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.
- {{lb|en|engineering}} The [[journal]], or [[pivot]], at the lower end of a revolving [[shaft]] or [[spindle]], which rests in a step.
- {{lb|en|engineering}} 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.
- {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[projection]] from the [[periphery]] of a revolving piece, acting as a [[cam]] to lift another piece.
- {{lb|en|carpentry}} The long side of an angled cut.
- The upper end of the [[bit]] (cutting edge) of an [[axehead]]; as opposed to the [[heel]] (lower end).
- {{lb|en|slang}} A [[cameltoe]].
- {{lb|en|AU|NZ|slang|uncountable}} [[speed#Noun|Speed]], [[energy#Noun|energy]], [[vigor#Noun|vigor]].
- {{lb|en|slang|figurative}} A [[person]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]] (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[touch]], [[tap]] or [[kick]] with the toes.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[touch]] or [[reach]] with the toes; to come fully up to.
- {{lb|en|construction|transitive}} 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.
- {{lb|en|golf|transitive}} To [[mishit]] a [[golf ball]] with the toe of the club.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
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