toed

American  

[tohd] / toʊd /

adjective

1. having a toe.

   a toed clog; toed stockings.

2. having a toe of a specific kind or number (usually used in combination).

   three-toed sloth.

3. Carpentry.

   1. (of a nail) driven obliquely.

   2. toenailed.

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toed British  

/ təʊd /

adjective

1. having a part resembling a toe

2. (of a vertical or oblique member of a timber frame) fixed by nails driven in at the foot

3. (in combination) having a toe or toes as specified

   five-toed

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Other Word Forms

• multitoed adjective

Etymology

Origin of toed

First recorded in 1605–15; toe + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Vitello earned a reputation as a brash, fiery leader with unmatched people skills whose teams toed the line between confident and cocky.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also toed Russia‘s line on the root causes of the conflict, pointing to NATO’s eastward expansion and a failure to acknowledge Russia’s “legitimate security concerns.”

From Washington Times

It has also toed Russia’s line on the root causes of the conflict, pointing to NATO’s eastward expansion and a failure to acknowledge Russia’s “legitimate security concerns.”

From Seattle Times

Still the escalating violence is a predicament for Mr. Biden, who has toed the line between extracting the United States from the war while insisting that he is not abandoning Afghanistan to the Taliban.

From New York Times

They put up with the challenges for the perks, living what seem like the last heady days of Atlantis in a city that has always toed a line between paradise and precarious.

From Washington Post