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    Head first
    /ˈhed ˈfərst/

    adverb

    • 1. with the head going first or in front of the rest of the body: "she dived head first into the water" Similar head foremostheadlongon one's headOpposite feet first

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of a fall or dive) characterized by the head going first or in front of the rest of the body: "he avoided serious injury following a head-first fall onto the ice"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › head-firstHEAD FIRST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HEAD FIRST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of head first in English. head first. idiom. Add to word list. with the head going first: dive head first into She dived head first into the pool. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Direction of motion. abduction. adduction. against the current. circumduction. cross-country.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › head-firstHEAD FIRST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    head-first. adjective [ before noun ], adverb. us / ˌhedˈfɝːst / uk / ˌhedˈfɜːst / (US also headlong) with the head going first. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of head first from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of head first. head first.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › head-first_advhead first, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

    The earliest known use of the word head first is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for head first is from 1790, in the writing of Jedidiah Morse, geographer and clergyman. head first is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.1, first adj.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › head-firstHEAD-FIRST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    May 18, 2024 · Definition of 'head-first' head-first. also headfirst. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you move head-first in a particular direction, your head is the part of your body that is furthest forward as you are moving. He had apparently fallen head-first down the stairwell. My mate dived headfirst through a window and I ran down the hallway.

  7. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › head+firstHead first - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    ˌhead ˈfirst. 1 moving forwards or downwards with your head in front of the rest of your body: He fell head first down the stairs. 2 without thinking carefully about something before acting: She got divorced and rushed head first into another marriage. See also: first, head.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › headfirstHEADFIRST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adverb. us / ˈhedˈfɜrst / Add to word list. with your head in front of the rest of your body while you move forward: She dived headfirst into the pool. (Definition of headfirst from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of headfirst. headfirst.

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › headfirstHeadfirst Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    1. : with the head leading. She dove into the water headfirst. — compare feetfirst. 2. : without taking time to think about your actions. She rushed into the relationship headfirst. — headfirst. adjective. a headfirst dive/slide. HEADFIRST meaning: 1 : with the head leading; 2 : without taking time to think about your actions.

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