The ends of the toes. Tiptoe (tiptoes or tippy toes) describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel (s) of one or both feet from the ground. Phrasal verb tiptoe around something/someone (definition of tiptoe from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. Tiptoe (not comparable) standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes
Standing or walking on the front part of your foot, with your heels off the ground, in order to make yourself taller or to move very quietly She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him. To tiptoe is to walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet, especially in order not to disturb someone or to move stealthily. To move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth She tiptoed out of the room.
The tip of a toe Standing or walking on one's toes The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition. Standing on your toes with the rest of your feet off the ground 2 To walk quietly on your toes
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