big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

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This is the shape most people think of with a foot, where the big toe is the longest, with a descending order of toe length. Korin Miller, Outside, 24 Aug. 2025 Wearing spacers activates the muscles and ligaments that enable lateral toe movement, allow for toe spread, and ideally keep the big toe pointed forward. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025 Kershaw underwent left-knee and left-foot surgery — to repair his left big toe — during the offseason. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Infielder Josh Rojas is recovering from a hairline fracture in his right big toe Venable said infielder Josh Rojas has a hairline fracture in his right big toe. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 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 1 Sep. 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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