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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
   • ▪ impetuously or recklessly: "he threw himself head first into the gun control debate" Similar without thinkingwithout forethoughtprecipitatelyprecipitouslyimpetuouslyrashlyrecklesslycarelesslyheedlesslyhastilyin hastehead over heelsheadlongOpposite cautiously

   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"
   • ▪ impetuous or reckless: "a head-first dive into a very uncertain future"

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