big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

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Kershaw then walked off the mound and was put on the injured list with a bone spur on his left big toe. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 His big toe was removed in 2018; a year later, his third toe was removed. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 May 2025 Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis that causes sudden and severe episodes of pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness in the joints—most often in the big toe, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Gout is an inflammatory disorder in which the accumulation of uric acid crystals around a joint causes acute and often debilitating pain, mainly in the big toe. Catherine Moyer, Verywell Health, 22 May 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 9 Jun. 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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