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HEADFIRST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does headfirst mean?
• HEADFIRST (adjective)
The adjective HEADFIRST has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HEADFIRST used as an adjective is very rare.
• HEADFIRST (adverb)
The adverb HEADFIRST has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HEADFIRST used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With the head foremost
Synonyms:
headfirst; headlong
Context example:
a headlong dive into the pool
Similar:
forward (at or near or directed toward the front)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With the head foremost
Synonyms:
headfirst; headlong
Context example:
the runner slid headlong into third base
Context examples
Instantly, Sir What's-his-name recovered himself, pitched the tyrant out of the window, and turned to join the lady, victorious, but with a bump on his brow, found the door locked, tore up the curtains, made a rope ladder, got halfway down when the ladder broke, and he went headfirst into the moat, sixty feet below.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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