toe-crushing adjective 3noun 1forms 2 adjective3 •That crushes the toe or toes. •Of footwear: that does not have enough room for the toes.Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks. — 1980 •(slang) Of a delivery: directed at the feet of the facing batsman. noun1 •A failure of a brick wall in which the bricks at one lower end crack and crumble. formsmore toe-crushing · most toe-crushing