big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

Examples of big toe in a Sentence

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Then, raise your lesser toes while keeping your big toe on the ground. Andee Tagle, NPR, 7 June 2025 Cleveland's top guard, Darius Garland, enters this match listed as questionable due to a big toe sprain. Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025 And the Cavaliers did all that while missing All-Star guard Darius Garland, who did not play on Saturday because of a left big toe sprain. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025 Then, use those same muscles of your arch and big toe to slowly lower the heel back down to the ground. Andee Tagle, NPR, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for big toe

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of big toe was in 1699

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“Big toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20toe. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

big toe

noun
: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

Medical Definition

big toe

noun
: the innermost and largest digit of the foot

called also great toe

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