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toed

SayTOHDUS/toʊd//təʊd/

3 meanings of toed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of toe. Use this form for something that already happened.

    He toed the line at the start of the race.

    She toed a loose pebble off the path as she walked.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having a certain number or kind of toes.

    A sloth is a slow, three-toed animal that lives in trees.

    Some birds are four-toed, with three toes in front and one behind.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Fixed in place with nails hammered in at a slant.

    The inspector tapped each toed joist to confirm the diagonal nails held.

    A toed brace runs from the corner post down to the sill.

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toed is a form of toe

toe, verb: To touch, push, or kick something with your toes, or to stand with your toes right at a line. Full entry

Forms
toetoes he/she/ittoeing -ing formtoed past tense, past participle
Spelling
toe → toed: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From the word "toe" (a digit of the foot) plus the ending "-ed".