Meanings
alternative head-to-toe · alternative from head to toe
- idiomaticnot comparableEntirely; completely; over one's full body.
He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.
- not comparableIn 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 4Synonyms: completely
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.
Origin
- Middle English(fram) heved to þe ton
- Englishhead to toe
From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত
- মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত (matha theke pa porjonto)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Catalan de cap a peus
- de cap a peusentirely; completely; over one's full body
Danish fra top til tå
- fra top til tåentirely; completely; over one's full body
Dutch van top tot teen
- van top tot teenentirely; completely; over one's full body
Finnish päästä varpaisiin
- päästä varpaisiinentirely; completely; over one's full body
French de la tête aux pieds, de pied en cap
- de la tête aux piedsentirely; completely; over one's full body
- de pied en capentirely; completely; over one's full body
- des pieds à la têteentirely; completely; over one's full body
- depuis les pieds jusqu’à la têteentirely; completely; over one's full body
- tête-bêchein reversed positions
German von Kopf bis Fuß
- von Kopf bis Fußentirely; completely; over one's full body
Greek πατόκορφα
- πατόκορφα (patókorfa)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Hebrew מִכַּף רֶגֶל וְעַד רֹאשׁ
- מִכַּף רֶגֶל וְעַד רֹאשׁ (mikkáf régel v'ad rosh)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Hungarian tetőtől talpig
- tetőtől talpigentirely; completely; over one's full body
Japanese 頭の天辺から足の爪先まで, 全身
- 頭の天辺から足の爪先まで (atama no teppen kara ashi no tsumasaki made)entirely; completely; over one's full body
- 全身 (zenshin)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Korean 머리부터 발끝까지
- 머리부터 발끝까지 (meoributeo balkkeutkkaji)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Latin a capite ad calcem
- a capite ad calcementirely; completely; over one's full body
Norwegian Bokmål fra topp til tå
- fra topp til tåentirely; completely; over one's full body
Persian سراپا
- سراپا (sarâ-pâ)entirely; completely; over one's full body
Polish od czubka głowy do pięt, od stóp do głów
- od czubka głowy do piętentirely; completely; over one's full body
- od stóp do główentirely; completely; over one's full body
Portuguese da cabeça aos pés, de cabo a rabo
- da cabeça aos pésentirely; completely; over one's full body
- de cabo a raboentirely; completely; over one's full body
- de fio a pavioentirely; completely; over one's full body
- dos pés à cabeçaentirely; completely; over one's full body
Romanian de la cap la coadă
- de la cap la coadăentirely; completely; over one's full body
Spanish de pies a cabeza
- de pies a cabezaentirely; completely; over one's full body
Swedish från topp till tå, skavfötters
- från topp till tåentirely; completely; over one's full body
- skavföttersin reversed positions
Vietnamese từ đầu đến đuôi
- từ đầu đến đuôientirely; completely; over one's full body
Welsh o'r corun i'r sawdl
- o'r corun i'r sawdlentirely; completely; over one's full body
Cite this entry
head to toe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20to%20toe
“head to toe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20to%20toe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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