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verb
- touch with the toe
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- drive obliquely
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
noun
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
- (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
- one of the digits of the foot
- forepart of a hoof
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- The equivalent part in an animal.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (figuratively) a person
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
verb
- dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- work with in an amateurish manner
- (intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
- (transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
- (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
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- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- (Scotland, uncommon) A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.
- A scurf; a scale.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A slipper.
- (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
- The back part of the neck; the scruff.
- The sound of a scuff or scrape.
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- (literally) To use a shoehorn.
- (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
- (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
- fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
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- (of a shoe) that leaves toes uncovered
- (sewing) (of a foot of a sewing machine) that does not have its front area cut away (opposite of closed-toe) https://books.google.com/books?id=5W-ChoTedM4C&pg=PA128&dq=%22closed-toe%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgKahUKEwjEiNe5j-nIAhVFLYgKHRv-Abw#v=onepage&q=%22closed-toe%22&f=false
noun
- A fetter for the foot.
- (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- peduncle (any sense)
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
- pedicel (any sense)
- a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
adj
- having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination
- (construction) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
- (chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
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- (climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
- (wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
- (by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
- a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
- a small foothold used in climbing
- a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
noun
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- a light touch or stroke
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- a gentle blow
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications.
- (graphical user interface) An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function.
- (informal, minimizer, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work.
- A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
- (British) Ellipsis of taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”).
- (British, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.
- (uncountable, dance) Ellipsis of tap dance.
- A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
- (medicine, informal) A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
- (British, dialectal or US) A piece of leather or other material fastened upon the bottom of an item of footwear when repairing the heel or sole; also (England, dialectal) the sole of an item of footwear.
- (phonetics) A single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made.
- (dance) One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.
- A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike.
- (firearms, slang) A shot fired from a firearm.
- (mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.
- An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1 sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
- A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
- (finance) A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.
- (India, chiefly East India) A malarial fever.
- Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1 sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.
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- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- draw (liquor) from a tap
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- draw from or dip into to get something
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- strike lightly
- draw from; make good use of
- walk with a tapping sound
- (poker) To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips.
- (informal) To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.
- To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw.
- To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
- (medicine, informal) To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis.
- (chiefly US, informal) To choose or designate (someone) for a duty, an honour, membership of an organization, or a position.
- (slang) To shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- (combat sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
- Often followed by at or on: to strike lightly with a clear sound; also, to make a sharp noise through this action.
- (communication, chiefly law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication).
- (transitive) To lightly touch a touchscreen, usually an icon or button, to activate a function.
- Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal.
- (slang) Also in the form tap on the shoulder: to arrest (someone).
- To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.
- To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1 sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
- To put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing.
- To click on something, usually a device.
- (graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).
- To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
- To walk by striking the ground lightly with a clear sound.
- (combat sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
- (British, dialectal or US) To repair (an item of footwear) by putting on a new heel or sole, or a piece of material on to the heel or sole.
- To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.
- To deplete (something); to tap out.
- To act as a tapster; to draw an alcoholic beverage from a container.
- (horticulture) To remove a taproot from (a plant).
- (board games, card games) To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round.
- To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).
- (transitive) To lightly and repeatedly touch (a person or one or more body parts) as part of various forms of psychological treatment.
noun
- A hand or foot.
- An extreme measure.
- A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).
- The most extreme or furthest point of something.
- that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
- the outermost or farthest region or point
- an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- the greatest or utmost degree
- an external body part that projects from the body
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- (farriery) A toe clip.
- (uncountable, Southern England) Cocaine.
- (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
- (botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
- The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
- The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
- (slang, British) A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
- (especially MTE) A person's mouth.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
- Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.
- (architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
- A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
- (nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
- The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
- (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
- A person's nose, especially one that is large and pointed.
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- informal terms for the nose
- a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
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- (countable) A stubbed toe.
- (countable) A rock-climbing maneuver entailing exerting force with two opposite surfaces of the toe of a shod foot, against two different rock surfaces, for the purpose of preventing motion of that foot in a direction parallel to both of those rock surfaces.
- (uncountable, slang) Sticky matter accumulated between digits of a foot.
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- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
verb
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
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- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
- (basketball) To dunk.
- (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
- To render something unable to move.
- (colloquial) To be of high quality (especially for music).
- To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
- (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
- To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- (nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
- crush or bruise
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- get stuck and immobilized
- push down forcibly
- press tightly together or cram
- crowd or pack to capacity
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- (mining) Alternative form of jamb.
- (slang) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.
- (slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
- (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- (countable) A difficult situation.
- (countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
- (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- (countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
- (UK, slang) Luck.
- (countable, climbing) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- (Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
- (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
- (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- (Canada, slang) Balls, bollocks, courage, machismo.
- (less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
- preserve of crushed fruit
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a dense crowd of people
- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
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- (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
- (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
- (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
- extinguish by crushing
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
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- A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
- The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
- (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
- An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
- An old and worn horseshoe nail.
- Stub iron.
- (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
- (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- a small piece
verb
- touch with the toe
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- drive obliquely
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
noun
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
- (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
- one of the digits of the foot
- forepart of a hoof
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- The equivalent part in an animal.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (figuratively) a person
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
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- (literally) To use a shoehorn.
- (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
- (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
- fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
noun
- A fetter for the foot.
- (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- peduncle (any sense)
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
- pedicel (any sense)
- a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
noun
- (climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
- (wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
- (by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
- a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
- a small foothold used in climbing
- a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
noun
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- a light touch or stroke
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- a gentle blow
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications.
- (graphical user interface) An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function.
- (informal, minimizer, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work.
- A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
- (British) Ellipsis of taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”).
- (British, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.
- (uncountable, dance) Ellipsis of tap dance.
- A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
- (medicine, informal) A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity; paracentesis.
- (British, dialectal or US) A piece of leather or other material fastened upon the bottom of an item of footwear when repairing the heel or sole; also (England, dialectal) the sole of an item of footwear.
- (phonetics) A single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made.
- (dance) One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.
- A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike.
- (firearms, slang) A shot fired from a firearm.
- (mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.
- An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (etymology 1 sense 1); specifically, ellipsis of taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).
- A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.
- (finance) A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.
- (India, chiefly East India) A malarial fever.
- Liquor drawn through a tap (etymology 1 sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.
verb
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- draw (liquor) from a tap
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- draw from or dip into to get something
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- strike lightly
- draw from; make good use of
- walk with a tapping sound
- (poker) To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips.
- (informal) To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.
- To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw.
- To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
- (medicine, informal) To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis.
- (chiefly US, informal) To choose or designate (someone) for a duty, an honour, membership of an organization, or a position.
- (slang) To shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- (combat sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
- Often followed by at or on: to strike lightly with a clear sound; also, to make a sharp noise through this action.
- (communication, chiefly law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication).
- (transitive) To lightly touch a touchscreen, usually an icon or button, to activate a function.
- Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal.
- (slang) Also in the form tap on the shoulder: to arrest (someone).
- To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.
- To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1 sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
- To put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing.
- To click on something, usually a device.
- (graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).
- To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.
- To walk by striking the ground lightly with a clear sound.
- (combat sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
- (British, dialectal or US) To repair (an item of footwear) by putting on a new heel or sole, or a piece of material on to the heel or sole.
- To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.
- To deplete (something); to tap out.
- To act as a tapster; to draw an alcoholic beverage from a container.
- (horticulture) To remove a taproot from (a plant).
- (board games, card games) To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round.
- To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).
- (transitive) To lightly and repeatedly touch (a person or one or more body parts) as part of various forms of psychological treatment.
noun
- A hand or foot.
- An extreme measure.
- A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).
- The most extreme or furthest point of something.
- that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
- the outermost or farthest region or point
- an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- the greatest or utmost degree
- an external body part that projects from the body
noun
- (farriery) A toe clip.
- (uncountable, Southern England) Cocaine.
- (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
- (botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
- The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
- The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
- (slang, British) A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
- (especially MTE) A person's mouth.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
- Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.
- (architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
- A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
- (nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
- The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
- (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
- A person's nose, especially one that is large and pointed.
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- informal terms for the nose
- a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
verb
noun
- (countable) A stubbed toe.
- (countable) A rock-climbing maneuver entailing exerting force with two opposite surfaces of the toe of a shod foot, against two different rock surfaces, for the purpose of preventing motion of that foot in a direction parallel to both of those rock surfaces.
- (uncountable, slang) Sticky matter accumulated between digits of a foot.
noun
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
verb
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
noun
verb
- touch with the toe
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- drive obliquely
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
noun
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
- (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
- one of the digits of the foot
- forepart of a hoof
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- The equivalent part in an animal.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (figuratively) a person
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
verb
- dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- work with in an amateurish manner
- (intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
- (transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
- (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
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verb
noun
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- (Scotland, uncommon) A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.
- A scurf; a scale.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A slipper.
- (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
- The back part of the neck; the scruff.
- The sound of a scuff or scrape.
verb
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
- (basketball) To dunk.
- (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
- To render something unable to move.
- (colloquial) To be of high quality (especially for music).
- To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
- (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
- To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- (nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
- crush or bruise
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- get stuck and immobilized
- push down forcibly
- press tightly together or cram
- crowd or pack to capacity
noun
- (mining) Alternative form of jamb.
- (slang) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.
- (slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
- (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- (countable) A difficult situation.
- (countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
- (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- (countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
- (UK, slang) Luck.
- (countable, climbing) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- (Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
- (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
- (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- (Canada, slang) Balls, bollocks, courage, machismo.
- (less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
- preserve of crushed fruit
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a dense crowd of people
- deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
verb
- (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
- (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
- (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
- extinguish by crushing
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
noun
- A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- (electronics, radio frequency circuits) A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
- The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
- (wiki jargon) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
- An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- (programming) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
- An old and worn horseshoe nail.
- Stub iron.
- (typography, in tabular matter) A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
- (computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- a small piece
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adj
- (of a shoe) that leaves toes uncovered
- (sewing) (of a foot of a sewing machine) that does not have its front area cut away (opposite of closed-toe) https://books.google.com/books?id=5W-ChoTedM4C&pg=PA128&dq=%22closed-toe%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgKahUKEwjEiNe5j-nIAhVFLYgKHRv-Abw#v=onepage&q=%22closed-toe%22&f=false
adj
- having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination
- (construction) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
- (chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) toes.