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heading

[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

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verb

To be in command of. (See also head up.)

Examples :

"Who heads the board of trustees?"

organization business job work government

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verb

To come at the beginning of; to commence.

Examples :

"A group of clowns headed the procession."

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verb

To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

Examples :

"The soccer player skillfully headed the ball toward the goal. "

sport action body

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verb

To move in a specified direction.

Examples :

"How does the ship head?"

direction action way

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verb

To remove the head from a fish.

Examples :

"The salmon are first headed and then scaled."

food fish action

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verb

To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

Examples :

"The small stream heading toward the valley eventually joined the larger river. "

geography nature direction

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verb

To form a head.

Examples :

"This kind of cabbage heads early."

direction action

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verb

To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.

Examples :

"to head a nail"

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verb

To cut off the top of; to lop off.

Examples :

"to head trees"

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verb

To behead; to decapitate.

Examples :

"The angry mob stormed the castle and heading the traitorous leader. "

body action war military inhuman

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verb

To go in front of.

Examples :

"to head a drove of cattle"

direction action

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verb

To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

Examples :

"The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult."

action direction

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verb

(by extension) To check or restrain.

Examples :

"The teacher had to head the disruptive student's behavior. "

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verb

To set on the head.

Examples :

"to head a cask"

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noun

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Examples :

"The heading of the chapter in the history textbook was "The American Revolution." "

title writing language communication media

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The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

Examples :

"The plane's heading was northeast, taking it directly to the airport. "

nautical sailing direction vehicle

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noun

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the heading on the new wine barrel. "

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noun

A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

Examples :

"The miners worked their way along the heading in the mine. "

geology industry

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noun

The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully measured the heading before sewing the new curtains. "

technical style

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noun

The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

Examples :

"The bricklayer carefully placed the brick, ensuring the heading was facing outward, towards the street. "

architecture material part

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(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

Examples :

"The flag's heading was frayed, so the flag couldn't be raised properly. "

nautical sailing