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# toe

«toe» in Mova's school dictionary: **one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a toe, toes); verb (toe the line)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A toe is one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like fingers on your hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#m1)

2) The toe of a shoe or sock is the part that covers your toes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#m2)

3) Animals' toes are the parts at the ends of their feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science pupils learn the body parts (toes, toenails, the big toe helps balance) and count animals' toes. In everyday life stubbing a toe hurts, and safety shoes protect toes. Phrases: «tiptoe», «on your toes» (alert), «from head to toe», «toe the line» (obey the rules), «tread on someone's toes» (upset them), «dip a toe in».

### examples

- I stubbed my toe on the table leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x1)
- We have five toes on each foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x2)
- Stand on your toes to reach the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x3)
- My big toe has come through my sock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x4)
- She was dressed in green from head to toe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x5)
- Stay on your toes in the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x6)
- Dip your toe in the water to see if it's cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x7)
- A dog has four toes on each back paw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x8)
- "You should always walk straight forward with your toes turned out." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/#x9)

### note

Countable: «a toe», «toes». Homophone trap: «tow» (to pull a car with a rope) sounds the same. In maths, 2 feet × 5 toes = 10 toes per person.

### In the corpora

- [When a perching bird bends its legs, tendons pull its toes tight round the branch, so it can sleep without falling off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/33-birds-feathers-wings-eggs-and-flight/15/)
- [All birds have two wings and two legs; most have four toes on each foot, but the ostrich has only two.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/40-counting-legs-arms-wings-and-tails/12/)
- [Parrots and toucans have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, while most perching birds have three forward and one back.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/93-the-aviary-the-walk-through-tropical-house/17/)
- [A two-toed sloth has two claws on each front foot and three on each back foot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/108-the-south-american-area-sloths-anteaters-piranhas-giant-otters/6/)
- [Ostriches have only two toes on each foot, fewer than any other bird.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «toe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.