- ˌhead sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
same as headJudy Leighton was chosen to head up the department.[/ex]
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ˌhead sth ˈup
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head sth off — UK US head sth off Phrasal Verb with head({{}}/hed/ verb ► to take action to stop something from happening: »The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages. »head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc … Financial and business terms
ˌhead sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to prevent something from taking place The report claims that the security officials could have headed off the terrorist attack.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
head something off — ˌhead sthˈoff derived to take action in order to prevent sth from happening • He headed off efforts to replace him as leader. Main entry: ↑headderived … Useful english dictionary
head something up — ˌhead sthˈup derived to lead or be in charge of a department, part of an organization, etc. see also ↑head v. (2) Main entry: ↑headderived … Useful english dictionary
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
head*/*/*/ — [hed] noun [C] I 1) the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it Lynn had a bruise on the side of her head.[/ex] She shook her head (= moved it from side to side).[/ex] Ron nodded his head (= moved it up and down) but said … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
head-to-head — Ⅰ. head to head UK US adjective [before noun] ► involving two people or groups that are competing directly against each other: a head to head battle/clash/contest »Two of the biggest characters in the retail sector were engaged in a head to head… … Financial and business terms
head start — UK US noun [S] ► an advantage that a person or company has compared to other people or companies: »Larger banks have more capital and thus a big head start. »a significant/huge/massive head start a head start on sb/sth »India has a head start on… … Financial and business terms
head-on — adv 1.) crash/collide/smash etc head on if two vehicles crash etc head on, the front part of one vehicle hits the front part of the other 2.) if someone deals with a problem head on, they do not try to avoid it, but deal with it in a direct and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray … Collocations dictionary
