Meaning & use
little toe
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UK/ˌlɪtl ˈtəʊ/
US/ˌlɪtl ˈtoʊ/
Meaning
nouncountable
the smallest toe, on the outer edge of the foot.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a little toe' or 'little toes'.
Patterns
- stub your little toe
- break your little toe
I stubbed my little toe on the edge of the table.
She broke her little toe while playing football.
The shoe rubbed against his little toe and made it sore.
Word forms
| plural | little toes |
|---|
Common combinations
- stub your little toe
- He stubbed his little toe on the door frame.
- break your little toe
- I broke my little toe last summer.
- little toe hurts
- My little toe hurts after that long walk.
- on your little toe
- There's a blister on your little toe.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pinky toe
- Informal American English for the same toe; 'little toe' is more neutral and widely understood.
Word family
- big toe noun
- The largest toe, on the inner side of the foot.
Practice
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Choose one answer.
'Little toe' is the smallest toe on the foot, so 'He hurt his little toe while kicking the ball' is correct. The other options wrongly place it on the hand or call it the largest toe.
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