toed

toed
toe NOUN 1) any of the five digits at the end of the foot. 2) the lower end, tip, or point of something.
VERB (toes, toed, toeing) push, touch, or kick with one's toes.
make someone's toes curl — Cf. ↑make someone's toes curl
on one's toes — Cf. ↑on one's toes
toe the line — Cf. ↑toe the line
turn up one's toes — Cf. ↑turn up one's toes
DERIVATIVES toed adjective toeless adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • -toed — «tohd», adjective. 1. driven into wood, etc., on a slant: »a toed nail. 2. fastened with nails driven in this way: »a toed board. toed, combining form. having toes: »Three toed = having three toes. * * * /ˈtoʊd/ adj …   Useful english dictionary

  • Toed — Toed, a. 1. Having (such or so many) toes; chiefly used in composition; as, narrow toed, four toed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toed — tōd adj having a toe or toes esp. of a specified kind or number usu. used in combination <five toed> …   Medical dictionary

  • toed — [tōd] adj. 1. having (a specified kind or number of) toes: usually in hyphenated compounds [three toed] 2. a) driven slantingly: said of a nail b) fastened by nails driven slantingly …   English World dictionary

  • toed — grot·toed; in·toed; mot·toed; toed; …   English syllables

  • toed — adjective Etymology: 1toe Date: circa 1611 1. having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number usually used in combination < five toed > < round toed shoes > 2. [from past participle of toe (II)] driven obliquely < a toed nail >; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • toed — /tohd/, adj. 1. having a toe: a toed clog; toed stockings. 2. having a toe of a specific kind or number (usually used in combination): three toed sloth. 3. Carpentry. a. (of a nail) driven obliquely. b. toenailed. [1605 15; TOE + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • toed — [[t]toʊd[/t]] adj. 1) having a toe: toed stockings[/ex] 2) zool. having a toe of a specific kind or number (used in combination): three toed sloth[/ex] 3) bui a) (of a nail) driven obliquely b) fastened by toed nails • Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • toed — adjective having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination • Ant: ↑toeless • Similar to: ↑pointy toed, ↑pointed toe, ↑square toed, ↑squared toe, ↑two toed, ↑two toe …   Useful english dictionary

  • Toed — Toe Toe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toeing}.] To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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