stubbed toe
Barefoot corner encounter
A stubbed toe is a toe that has been painfully struck against a hard object—furniture legs, doorframes, bed posts.
The injury produces instant, disproportionate agony: I stubbed my toe on the coffee table and couldn't walk for a minute.
The phrase often appears as a verb: She stubbed her toe in the dark.
- painBodily or emotional distress
- throbbing painDiscomfort that beats rhythmically
- ouchPain interjection
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
bruise · limp · curse · hobble · furniture · corner · barefoot · middle of the night · agony · wince · hop · bed frame · nail · broken · swear · sharp · sting · tender
- digit ailmentshammertoe, ingrown toenail, bunion, broken finger, trigger finger
- foot injuriesankle sprain, ankle fracture, stress fracture, plantar fasciitis, heel pain
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- minor problemshiccup, snag, glitch, hitch, annoyance
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
injury severity
stubbed toebroken bone
Cracked skeletal element
compound fracture · severed limb · fatal wound · major trauma · traumatic injury