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head-to-toe

head-to-toe is the alternative form of head to toe.

Meaning of head to toe

Adverb

head to toe (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
    • He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.
  2. In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.
    • -we reversed positions so there was no funny business.
      - Reversed positions?
      - Yeah, you know, head to toe.1995, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, “The Wink”, in Seinfeld, season 7, episode 4
    Synonyms:
    completely

Questions about head-to-toe

What is head-to-toe the alternative form of?
Head-to-toe is the alternative form of head to toe.

Words near head-to-toe in the dictionary

  1. head-the-ball
  2. head-the-balls
  3. head-tire
  4. head-tires
  5. head-to-head
  6. head-to-toe
  7. head-trip
  8. head-trips
  9. head-turner
  10. head-turners
  11. head-up

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