toe1 nountoe2 verb
toetoe1 /təʊ $ toʊ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINtoe1
Origin:
Old English taEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He looks under the table and sees a bare toe rubbing the toe of his sneaker.
- In each directorate-general there is a leader, who keeps his team on their toes..
- Invariably our toes are unnaturally cramped into odd-shaped shoes and the feet raised because we choose to teeter around in high heels!
- Like on horseback, I hold on with the tips of my toes.
- Ruth's toes curled under the table.
- She has a sharp cutting edge and woe betide the Europhile who treads on her toes.
WORD SETS
accessory, nounalter, verbappliqué, nounarmband, nounarmhole, nounbag, nounbejewelled, adjectivebillfold, nounboater, nounbow, nounbowler, nounbow tie, nounbraid, nounbraid, verbbreast-pocket, nounbrim, nounbum bag, nounbust, nounbutton, nounbutton-down, adjectivebuttonhole, nouncape, nounchecked, adjectivecivvies, nounclasp, nouncleat, nounclingy, adjectiveclothes brush, nounclothes hanger, nounclutch bag, nouncoat check, nouncoat hanger, nouncoatroom, nouncobbler, nouncockade, nouncocktail dress, nouncodpiece, nouncollar, nouncollar stud, nouncolour-coordinated, adjectivecolourfast, adjectivecorsage, nouncostume, nouncoveralls, nouncravat, nouncrinkly, adjectivecut, noundark glasses, noundarn, verbdarn, noundart, noundécolletage, noundetailing, noundiadem, noundiaphanous, adjectivedishevelled, adjectivedowdy, adjectivedown-at-heel, adjectivedress, noundress, verbdressed, adjectivedressmaker, noundress sense, noundressy, adjectiveepaulette, nounfacing, nounfancy dress, nounfinery, nounfleecy, adjectivefop, noungarb, noungather, verbgingham, noungold-rimmed, adjectivegranny, adjectivegroom, verbhabit, nounhandbag, nounherringbone, nounknit, verbknitwear, nounline, verblined, adjectiveliner, nounlingerie, nounlining, nounlivery, nounlocker room, nounmade-to-measure, adjectivemade-to-order, adjectivemakeover, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmohair, nounname tag, nounnatty, adjectiveneckline, nounout, adverbpack, nounparasol, nounpinstripe, nounplaid, nounpleat, nounpleated, adjectiveplume, nounplumed, adjectiveplunging neckline, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket handkerchief, nounpolka dot, nounpompom, nounpopper, nounpouch, nounpower dressing, nounpress, verbproof, verbpurse, nounraffish, adjectiveragged, adjectiverail, nounretro, adjectivesalon, nounsensible, adjectivesequin, nounset, verbshoeshine, nounshoulder bag, nounshoulder pad, nounshoulder strap, nounsingle-breasted, adjectivesize, nounsleeve, nounsleeveless, adjectivesling, nounsmocking, nounsoigné, adjectivespangle, nounsportswear, nounstarch, verbstitch, nounstud, nounstudded, adjectivetack, verbtail, nountailor, nountailored, adjectivetailoring, nountapered, adjectivetartan, nountatters, nounthread, nounthread, verbtie-dye, verbtie-pin, nountoe, nountoecap, nountoggle, nountongue, nountoupée, nountrainer, nountrimmings, nountrouser press, nounturn-up, nountweedy, adjectiveunbecoming, adjectiveundress, noununmentionables, nounvalet, nounwallet, nounwear, verbwearer, nounweatherproof, adjectivewell-dressed, adjectivewell-groomed, adjectivewristband, nounzip, nounzipper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.
He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. (=the largest of your toes)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (also toenail)· His toenails were long and dirty.
(=to support the official opinion) He refused to toe the party line.
He refused to toe the party line. (=support yourself on your toes) If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.· Spilt drink stuck to my bare toes, and when I tried to wipe it off, it changed into blood.· He looks under the table and sees a bare toe rubbing the toe of his sneaker.· He lay perfectly still, brows arched in surprise, bare toes quivering as the blood drained out of him.· The sight of her bare toes made him feel slightly religious.· She had lost one of her shoes; broken glass had cut her bare toes.· He finished off his unhurried inventory by taking in her bare and dainty toes.· She watched her bare toe rub against the whitened concrete of the balcony.
· If you want to survive, you shivering ninny, you might as well shoot off your big toe.· One of her big toes had an old sticker of scab on it behind the nail.· Does the state of affairs include the existence of the tutor's big toe or not?· She's misjudged the weight of the chromium door and crushed her big toe.· Leave about half an inch between your big toe and the end of the shoe.· He was wearing green socks, with the big toes sticking out.· I lost the tips of three toes on my left foot and the whole pad of my big toe.· On my right foot the pad of my big toe and the tips of all my other toes were four thickness burns.
· Sticking with an employee who breaks his little toe is one thing; keeping timeservers who endanger profitability is another.· Some people could cut their little toe and give up and bleed to death.· He has already sacrificed part of his little toe on the right foot on a previous expedition.
VERB· Sticking with an employee who breaks his little toe is one thing; keeping timeservers who endanger profitability is another.· Alvin, who had broken a toe, was left behind.· How about this old broken toe?
· Still lying down, bend the knees and raise the legs. 9. Curl your toes back.· Even curl my toes around it.· Kathleen Parkinson, Bicester, Oxon Does anybody actually curl their toes in embarrassment?· Heather repeated her demand in Swahili. jacko faced his curling toes.· Start as before, first bending the knees, then straightening the legs. 13. Curl your toes back.· Lying flat on your back, bend the knees, then raise the legs. 14. Curl your toes back.
· But here at Prima we're very happy to he dipping a toe in the internet waters in a very good cause.· But dipping a toe into the contracting pond can be problematic.· Best with which to dip your toes?· Tentatively, some dipped their toes to test the water.· But companies are beginning to dip their toes into these turbid waters.· So it's an excellent time to dip a toe into the ocean of investment opportunities.
· Meetings are held every nineteen days, not necessarily Sundays, which must keep people on their toes.· Inflation, which depletes the value of stocks and bonds, also keeps investors on their toes.· But it will be the pre-Christmas period that will keep McBride on his toes.· He just wanted to keep you on your toes.· And, keeping them on their toes ... the doctors who walk eighteen miles a day.· You have to have good people doing these jobs, and you have to keep folks on their toes.· We need our ordinary grumbling members to keep us on our toes.· He keeps them on their toes.
· Raise and straighten your left leg, pointing the toes up and down.· She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels.· Léonie pointed her toe and wrote an imaginary signature in the dust.· What do they do besides wave their arms and point their toes?
· My opponent was much the same height, build and temperament; we stood toe to toe and swapped blow for blow.· Then she stood up on her toes, kissed the corner of my mouth, and disappeared into the building.· Hardin fidgeted and stood on his toes to better his view.· She stood up on her toes to get a better look at the silent, snow-sunk meadow.
· But that will make AT&T's service and equipment-manufacturing businesses step on each other's toes again.· I had stepped on his toes.· This will involve stepping on the toes of the takeaway market.· It is said the reason why Taurus ran into trouble was a reluctance to step on anyone's toes.
· Bend from the waist, with your arms still straight, and touch your toes.· Can you touch your toes while keeping your legs straight?· Slowly lean over with both arms to try to touch the toe of your outstretched foot.
· I danced rigidly with Giacomo, kicking his shins and treading on his toes.· She has a sharp cutting edge and woe betide the Europhile who treads on her toes.· Danny's filthy fingernails were digging into his neck and his one foot was treading on Henry's toes.· But I don't want us to tread on each other's toes.· Don't know the rules, don't want to tread on any toes.
· She wiggled her toes and gave a sigh of relief.· He stuck out one foot and wiggled the toes.· As she woke up she was encouraged to move around in bed and wiggle her toes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► put/dip a toe in the waterPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Bend from the waist, with your arms still straight, and touch your toes.
- Can you touch your toes while keeping your legs straight?
- Then he would touch his toes twenty times.
- But I don't want us to tread on each other's toes.
- Danny's filthy fingernails were digging into his neck and his one foot was treading on Henry's toes.
- Don't know the rules, don't want to tread on any toes.
- I danced rigidly with Giacomo, kicking his shins and treading on his toes.
- She has a sharp cutting edge and woe betide the Europhile who treads on her toes.
- With a test every Friday, she keeps her students on their toes.
- And, keeping them on their toes ... the doctors who walk eighteen miles a day.
- He keeps them on their toes.
- Inflation, which depletes the value of stocks and bonds, also keeps investors on their toes.
- Meetings are held every nineteen days, not necessarily Sundays, which must keep people on their toes.
- The general use of disapproval in order to keep people on their toes tends to be counterproductive after a time.
- Together, these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes.
- We have improved because a few extra players have come in and the bench is outstanding which keeps everyone on their toes.
- You have to have good people doing these jobs, and you have to keep folks on their toes.
- The mere sight of him was enough to make McAllister's toes curl.
- She took off her open-toed shoes.
- There are also these artificial plastic toes that you fit over your artificial foot, so you can wear open-toed sandals.
- Those who did were mostly long-haired, bearded and dressed in open-toed sandals.
- What do they do besides wave their arms and point their toes?
- I'm new here, so I don't want to step on anyone's toes.
- I told Tony I didn't want to step on his toes.
- But that will make AT&T's service and equipment-manufacturing businesses step on each other's toes again.
- I had stepped on his toes.
- It is said the reason why Taurus ran into trouble was a reluctance to step on anyone's toes.
- This will involve stepping on the toes of the takeaway market.
- As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.
- Distracted, Luce stubbed her toe against a piece of raised planking and tripped.
- It is one thing to say it when you stub your toe.
- Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.
- Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.
- But John and Veronica Saunders still make time to decorate their home from top to toe.
- When the body was naked, it was X-rayed from top to toe.
one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot: He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.big toe (=the largest of your toes)2the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot3tread on somebody’s toes British English, step on somebody’s toes American English to offend someone, especially by becoming involved in something that they are responsible for4keep somebody on their toes to make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen: They do random checks to keep workers on their toes.5make somebody’s toes curl to make someone feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable6touch your toes to bend downwards so that your hands touch your toes, without bending your knees7put/dip a toe in the water to try a little of something or try an activity for a short time to see if you like it → from head to toe at head1(1), → from top to toe at top1(23)toe1 nountoe2 verb
toetoe2 verb (past tense and past participle toed, present participle toeing) VERB TABLE
toe
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | toe |
| he, she, it | toes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | toed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have toed |
| he, she, it | has toed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had toed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will toe |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have toed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am toeing |
| he, she, it | is toeing | |
| you, we, they | are toeing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was toeing |
| you, we, they | were toeing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been toeing |
| he, she, it | has been toeing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been toeing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be toeing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been toeing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He could be expected, then, to toe the line when it came to military versus civilian decisions.
- The party stalwarts toe the presidential line and shout down those who disagree.
Longman Language Activatorto obey a law, rule, or custom
to do what a law or rule says you must do: · Drivers obey speed laws only when they think the police are near.obey the law: · All citizens must obey the law and be loyal to the Constitution.obey the rules: · She was one of those people who obeyed the rules and was never irresponsible.
formal if you comply with a law or a decision, you do what it says you must do: · Companies must comply with European employment laws.· Failure to comply with these conditions could result in prosecution.
to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it: · Those are the rules and regulations -- we don't make them but we have to abide by them.· Players have to abide by the referee's decision.· Generally, journalists abide by an agreed code of practice.
to always obey the law or rules closely and not ignore them: · If you keep to the rules nothing can go wrong.· Keep to the law, but apart from that, do whatever you have to do to find this man.· Do you always keep to the speed limit when you're driving?
informal to do something exactly as it should be done, especially so that there is no chance of anything going wrong: · Everyone in the party has a responsibility to stick to the rules agreed by the party conference.· Failure to stick to the safety rules could result in disaster.
to be correct according to a rule or regulation: · British meat products now have to conform to strict hygiene regulations.· Many classroom interactions do not conform to the rules of normal conversation.
formal to take notice of and obey rules, laws, customs etc: · You can avoid danger by observing these simple rules.· Too many accidents are occurring at work because employers are not observing safety regulations.· We try to observe the local customs so that we don't offend people.
formal to obey the law or customs of a place, especially because you believe it is important to obey them: · The President is expected to respect the constitution.· He's an honest, responsible citizen who respects the law and is dedicated to his family.
to obey the rules and behave in an acceptable way in your job or in an organization, even if you do not want to, do not agree etc: · They didn't agree, but as government employees they had to toe the line.· Gail realized that she had to toe the line if she wanted to keep her job.
to do something exactly according to the rules or instructions, rather than in your own way: · Police must always go completely by the book when making arrests.· My financial advisor is very straight - he does everything by the book.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(also toenail)· His toenails were long and dirty.
(=to support the official opinion) He refused to toe the party line.
He refused to toe the party line. (=support yourself on your toes) If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.· Journalists who refuse to toe the line will have to be sacked.· There, all people toed the same starting line.· They were no longer the oppressed, wretched teen menials who must take orders, toe the line.· You are put in a slot and expected to toe the line.· The party stalwarts toe the presidential line and shout down those who disagree.· He could be expected, then, to toe the line when it came to military versus civilian decisions.· And yet de Gaulle himself was remarkably confident that the army would toe the line.
VERB· My opponent was much the same height, build and temperament; we stood toe to toe and swapped blow for blow.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
toe the line to do what other people in a job or organization say you should do, whether you agree with them or not: - Catholic politicians have been pressured to toe the line on issues such as abortion.
- Gail realized that she had to toe the line if she wanted to keep her job.
- They didn't agree, but as government employees they had to toe the line.
- And yet de Gaulle himself was remarkably confident that the army would toe the line.
- He could be expected, then, to toe the line when it came to military versus civilian decisions.
- It's only fair that if growers are doing their bit, other potential polluters must also toe the line.
- Journalists who refuse to toe the line will have to be sacked.
- They certainly choose their abuse soas to indicate to those who do toe the line that they have lost it.
- They were no longer the oppressed, wretched teen menials who must take orders, toe the line.
- You are put in a slot and expected to toe the line.
- She took off her open-toed shoes.
- There are also these artificial plastic toes that you fit over your artificial foot, so you can wear open-toed sandals.
- Those who did were mostly long-haired, bearded and dressed in open-toed sandals.
- What do they do besides wave their arms and point their toes?
- I'm new here, so I don't want to step on anyone's toes.
- I told Tony I didn't want to step on his toes.
- But that will make AT&T's service and equipment-manufacturing businesses step on each other's toes again.
- I had stepped on his toes.
- It is said the reason why Taurus ran into trouble was a reluctance to step on anyone's toes.
- This will involve stepping on the toes of the takeaway market.
- As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.
- Distracted, Luce stubbed her toe against a piece of raised planking and tripped.
- It is one thing to say it when you stub your toe.
- Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.
- Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.
- But John and Veronica Saunders still make time to decorate their home from top to toe.
- When the body was naked, it was X-rayed from top to toe.
You toe the line or you don’t stay on the team!