What does "big toe" mean?

The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.

What is a synonym for "big toe"?

Common synonyms include: great toe, hallux.

Big toe

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.
2
the first largest innermost toe wordnet
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, toe.
"Our SoCal fave? Bigfoot toting a surfboard to hang 10 very big toes."

Synonyms

All synonyms

great toe hallux

Example

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"Our SoCal fave? Bigfoot toting a surfboard to hang 10 very big toes."

Etymology

From big + toe.

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