{
    "term": "toe",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one of the five small parts that stick out from the foot; any similar part on the foot of an animal or bird",
            "sensetop": "on your toes",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **big/little toe** *(= the largest/smallest toe)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stubbed my toe on the step."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you **touch your toes** *(= by bending over while keeping your legs straight)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wiggled her fingers and toes thoughtfully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stood on her toes and kissed him.",
                    "contextForm": "on your toes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are ground birds with long toes and claws."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had some kind of fungus between his toes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stood on her toes to kiss him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tapped her toes to the music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "little", "pinky"],
                "verb + toe": ["stand on", "step on", "tread on"],
                "toe + verb": ["curl"],
                "toe + noun": ["injury"],
                "preposition": ["between the/​your toes", "on your toes"],
                "phrases": [
                    "from head to toe",
                    "from top to toe",
                    "the tips of your toes"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the part of a sock, shoe, etc. that covers the toes",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He kicked the earth with the toe of his boot."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "little", "pinky"],
                "verb + toe": ["stand on", "step on", "tread on"],
                "toe + verb": ["curl"],
                "toe + noun": ["injury"],
                "preposition": ["between the/​your toes", "on your toes"],
                "phrases": [
                    "from head to toe",
                    "from top to toe",
                    "the tips of your toes"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having the type or number of toes mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "open-toed sandals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a three-toed sloth"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They dug their toes in and would not lower the price."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to start doing something very carefully to see if it will be successful or not",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "covering your whole body",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were covered from head to foot in mud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was dressed from head to toe in red."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "completely; all over",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was dressed in green from top to toe."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make sure that somebody is ready to deal with anything that might happen by doing things that they are not expecting",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Surprise visits help to keep the staff on their toes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel embarrassed or uncomfortable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The man's broad smile made her toes curl."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to offend or annoy somebody, especially by getting involved in something that is their responsibility",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don’t want to tread on anybody’s toes so I’ll keep quiet."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/təʊ/",
                "audio": "to/toe/toe__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/təʊ/",
                "audio": "to/toe/toe__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English tā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tee and German Zeh, Zehe. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 19th cent."
}