different between toe vs wing

English

Etymology

From Middle English to, from Old English t?, (Mercian) t?he, from Proto-Germanic *taihw? (compare Dutch teen, German Zehe, Swedish tå), from *t?hwan? (“to show, announce”) (compare Old English te?n (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dey?- (“to show”) (compare Hittite [script needed] (tekkušš?i), Latin d?cere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek ???????? (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit ???????? (díde??i), ????? (di?áti)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??/
• Rhymes: -??
• (US) IPA^(key): /to?/
• Homophone: tow

Noun

toe (plural toes)

1. Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
2. An equivalent part in an animal.
3. That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
4. Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.

   (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.

   (hurling) the end of a hurley.

   (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle

   (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.

   (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.

5. (dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
6. 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.
7. (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
8. (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.
9. (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
10. (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
11. The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).

Synonyms

• (an equivalent part in an animal): hoof

Antonyms

• (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): heel
• (front of the kayak): tail
• (angled cut in carpentry): heel

Hyponyms

• (each of the five digits on the end of the foot):

  hallux, big toe, great toe, large toe

  second toe, long toe

  third toe, middle toe, ring toe

  fourth toe, ring toe

  fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toe, tiny toe

Meronyms

• (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): nail

Holonyms

• (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): foot

Coordinate terms

• (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): finger

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

toe (third-person singular simple present toes, present participle toeing, simple past and past participle toed)

1. To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
3. (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.

   to toe the mark

4. (construction) 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.

   The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.

5. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

Derived terms

• toe the line

See also

• hang five
• hang ten
• tiptoe
• TOE

Anagrams

• EOT, ETO, EtO, OTE, Teo

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch toe (“then”), a chiefly dialect variant of toen, from Middle Dutch doe. The -n in Dutch toen was added by analogy with dan (“then”).

Adverb

toe

1. (referring to the past) then; at that time; at that moment

See also

• dan (“then” referring to the present and future)

Conjunction

toe

1. (referring to the past) when; as

Usage notes

• Since “toe” by itself refers always to the past, it is often followed by the simple form of the verb (“present tense”) as in the example above, rather than the perfect. However, verbs that have a preterite use this form.

See also

• wanneer (“when” referring to the present and future)

Etymology 2

From Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe.

Postposition

toe

1. (local) to

Usage notes

• If an article, determiner, or adjective is to precede the noun, the preposition na must be used additionally:

Ons gaan na die nuwe skool toe.

We’re going to the new school.

Adverb

toe

1. adverbial form of tot, found chiefly in compounds
2. closed; shut; not open

Synonyms

• (closed): gesluit (geslote)

Derived terms

• daartoe
• hiertoe
• waartoe

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

Compare Hindi ?? (t?).

Pronoun

toe

1. you

References

• Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst?^[2] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu/
• Hyphenation: toe
• Rhymes: -u

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch *tuo, from Proto-Germanic *t?.

Adverb

toe

1. (postpositional) adverbial form of tot

2. after, afterwards

3. shut, closed (especially as part of a compound verb like toedoen)

   De deur is toe. — The door is closed.

   Doe de deur toe. — Close the door.

   Oogjes toe. — Eyes closed.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: toe

Interjection

toe

1. come on!, go on! (used when trying to coax someone into doing something)

   Toe maar!

Etymology 2

Adverb

toe

1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

Conjunction

toe

1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *togeh, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *takis, compare Lithuanian takišys, Latvian tacis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?toe?/, [?t?o?e?(?)]
• Rhymes: -oe
• Syllabification: to?e

Noun

toe

1. (rare) A small dam, usually made of logs.

Declension

Synonyms

• hirsipato
• tammi

Compounds

• lohitoe
• siikatoe

See also

• pato

Anagrams

• ote, teo-

Ingrian

Noun

toe

1. dam

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu?/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-Germanic *t?.

Adverb

toe

1. to, towards
2. up to
3. until
4. in relation with
5. in addition, furthermore
6. shut, closed (especially the eyes)

Usage notes

This word is often encountered following a noun phrase and could arguably be said to be a postposition rather than an adverb.

Descendants

• Dutch: toe
  • Afrikaans: toe

Etymology 2

Preposition

toe

1. (eastern) Alternative form of te

Etymology 3

Adverb

toe

1. Alternative form of doe

Further reading

• “toe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “toe (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “toe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “toe (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

toe f (definite singular toa, indefinite plural toer, definite plural toene)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) second (number two in a series)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *toe. Cognates include Tuvaluan toe and Samoan toe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to.e/
• Hyphenation: to?e

Adverb

toe

1. again, once more

Adjective

toe

1. final, last

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary?^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [tw???]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [tw???]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t??????]

Verb

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English

Etymology

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr (“wing”), from Proto-Germanic *w?inga, *w?ingan-. Cognate with Danish vinge (“wing”), Swedish vinge (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), West Frisian wjuk (“wing”), from *h?weh?- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþrij?), which merged with fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþr?). More at feather.

Pronunciation

• enPR: w?ng, IPA^(key): /w??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

wing (plural wings)

1. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly

2. A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
3. (slang) Human arm.
4. (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

5. One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
6. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
7. (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
8. (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
9. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
10. Passage by flying; flight.
11. Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
12. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.

13. Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
14. A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
15. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
16. A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
17. A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
18. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
    1. (Britain) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
    2. (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
19. (Britain) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
20. (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
21. (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.

    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)

22. (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.

23. (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
24. (typography, informal, rare) A há?ek.
    • 1985, David Grambs, Literary Companion Dictionary, page 378:

      ? wing, wedge, h?cek, inverted circumflex (Karel ?apek)

26. (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
27. (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
    • 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

      Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles."

28. A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
29. On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype

Alternative forms

• weng, whing, wyng (all obsolete)

Synonyms

• (panel of a car): fender (US), guard (Australia)
• (sports position): forward
• (U.S. Air Force): delta (U.S. Space Force), garrison (U.S. Space Force)

Hyponyms

• left wing
• right wing

Derived terms

Related terms

• on the wing
• take under one's wing
• wing it
• wait in the wings

Translations

Verb

wing (third-person singular simple present wings, present participle winging, simple past and past participle winged or (nonstandard) wung)

1. (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
2. (intransitive) To fly.

   • Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

3. (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
4. (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

5. (transitive) To throw.
6. (transitive) To furnish with wings.
7. (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
8. (transitive) To traverse by flying.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gwin, gwin

Middle English

Noun

wing

1. Alternative form of winge

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wing.

Noun

wing

1. wing

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Adjective

wing

1. little (by amount)