toe

UK /təʊ/ US /toʊ/
noun 10verb 5name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

big, little

My little toe got stubbed when I kicked the chair leg yesterday.

bare

She wiggled her bare toes in the warm sand at the beach.

broken, bruised

VERB + TOE

stand on, tread on

He stretched up on his toes to reach the top shelf in the cupboard.

stub | break, bruise, crack

dip

After years of hesitation, she finally dipped her toe into online dating last month.

point | curl

touch

She bent down and tried to touch her toes during the yoga class.

TOE + VERB

curl

When she heard his terrible singing, her toes curled in embarrassment.

TOE + NOUN

injury

PREP

between the/your ~s

Water got between my toes when I walked through the shallow stream.

on your ~s

The surprise quiz kept everyone on their toes for the rest of the week.

PHRASES

from head/top to toe

After swimming in the ocean, she was covered in sand from head to toe.

the tips of your toes

She stretched up on the tips of her toes to reach the top shelf in the kitchen cupboard.

the toe of your boot/shoe

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