big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

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Turf toe is a stretching or tearing of the soft tissues and ligaments in a player’s big toe. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 This joint is located right at the base of your big toe. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Turf toe is a sprain of the main joint of the big toe. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025 The injury is described by the Cleveland Clinic as a hyperextension of the big toe. Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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 18 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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