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Toe touch — A toe touch is an unethical journalistic practice by which a journalist makes a short, often momentary trip to a city in order to justify a dateline being added to a news story. The bulk of the reporting may be done via phone or Internet, or by a … Wikipedia
toe touch — /ˈtoʊ tʌtʃ/ (say toh tuch) noun 1. a jump during which both legs are momentarily raised sideways, arms similarly extended sideways, the fingers briefly touching the toes. 2. Aerobics an exercise in which the toe or heel is moved away from the… …
toe — [tō] n. [ME to < OE ta, earlier tahe, akin to Ger zehe < IE base * deik̑ , to show > TEACH, L dicere, to say, digitus] 1. a) any of the five jointed parts at the front of the human foot; digit b) the forepart of the human foot c) the… … English World dictionary
Toe wrestling — is a popular children s game played with two players, or in tournaments of more with all individual matches in pairs. This is often played in situations where larger or more complicated games might be inappropriate: in the car, a restaurant, or… … Wikipedia
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
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 … English terms dictionary
touch your toes — phrase to bend, while keeping your legs straight, and touch your toes with your fingers, as a physical exercise Thesaurus: to do physical exercise as a way of keeping fithyponym Main entry: toe … Useful english dictionary
toe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe. ▪ little, pinky (AmE) ▪ bare ▪ Under his bare toes the … Collocations dictionary
toe — toe1 [ tou ] noun count ** one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest: Vera slipped off her shoes and wriggled her toes. I stubbed my toe (=hurt it by hitting it) on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toe — toe1 S3 [təu US tou] n [: Old English; Origin: ta] 1.) one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot →↑finger ▪ He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. big toe (=the largest of your toes) ↑heel, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
