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head

/ˈhɛd/

US UK

noun

plural heads or in sense 6 head

[count] :the part of the body containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth

She patted the dog on the head.

He nodded his head in agreement.

The ceiling's lowwatch your head!

head injuries

They were covered from head to foot/toe in mud. [=they were completely covered in mud]

He has a full head of hair. [=he has a full amount of hair on his head]

[count] :a person's mental ability :mind or intellect

You shouldn't let your heart rule your head. [=you should be guided by reason and not by your emotions]

She did some quick calculations in her head. [=without writing anything; mentally]

I keep hearing that song in my head. = That song keeps running through my head. = I can't get that song out of my head.

It never even entered my head to run for office. [=I never thought of running for office]

The problem is all in his head. [=the problem is not real; he's just imagining it]

Don't go putting ideas in/into his head. [=don't cause him to have ideas or suspicions that he would not have himself]

You should put that idea out of your head. [=you should stop thinking about that idea]

She always says the first thing that comes/pops into her head. [=the first thing that she thinks of]

I'm sure we can solve this problem if we just use our heads. [=think carefully]

That guy should have his head examined. = That guy is not right in the head. [=that guy is crazy]

You need a cool/calm head [=an ability to remain calm] to deal with someone like him.

a clear head [=an ability to think clearly]

If you have a good head on your shoulders, you are intelligent and have good judgment.

You don't have to worry about hershe's got a good head on her shoulders.

When you get/take it into your head to do something, you suddenly decide to do it in a way that seems foolish or surprising.

He's taken it into his head to try skydiving.

I somehow got it into my head to run for public office.

If you get it into your head that something is true, you begin to believe something even though there is no good reason for believing it.

She's somehow gotten it into her head that I don't like her. [=she believes that I don't like her although I do like her]

[count] :a person who has a specified mental or emotional quality

A fight was avoided when cooler heads prevailed. [=when calmer or less angry people were able to convince others not to fight] - see also hothead, sorehead

[singular] :a distance equal to the length of a head

The horse won the race by a head.

I'm a head taller than you.

[count] :the front side of a coin :the side of a coin that shows a picture of a person's head

the head of a penny

usually used in the plural to refer to one of the two choices you can make when a coin is thrown in the air to decide something

I call heads.

Is it heads or tails? [=did the coin land with heads or tails facing up?]

It landed heads up. - compare 1tail 3

head [plural] :individual animals

100 head of cattle

[count] an end of something that is like a head in shape or position - usually singular; often + of

She placed the pillows at the head of the bed.

We arrived early so that we'd be at the head [=front] of the line.

The chairman sat at the head of the table.

the head [=top] of a nail/pin/screw - compare foot

the part of an object that hits or touches something else

a grinding head

the hammer's head - often + of

the head of a spear

the head of a golf club - see also arrowhead, spearhead, warhead

[noncount] :the position of being a leader

She's at the head of her class. [=she is the best student in her class]

[count] a person who leads or directs a group or organization

Have you met the new department head? - often + of

She is the head of our sales division.

heads of families/households

heads of state [=leaders of countries] - often used before another noun

the restaurant's head cook

the team's head coach

b chiefly Brit :head teacher

[count] :a tight mass of leaves or flowers on a plant

The flower heads on the plant are very large.

a head of cabbage/lettuce

a head of garlic

[count] :the place where a stream or river begins - usually singular

the head of the Nile

[singular] :pressure caused by the water or steam in a machine

When an engine has a full head of steam, it has built up a full amount of power. This phrase is often used figuratively to describe something that is moving forward in a fast and powerful way.

The project started slowly, but now we have a full head of steam.

[count] :the bubbles that form on the top of some liquids (such as beer) - usually singular

the foamy head on a beer

[singular] :the point at which a situation becomes very serious or when action is required

Things came to a head when the workers threatened to go on strike.

These new revelations brought the scandal to a head.

[count] :a small, inflamed area on the skin with a spot in the middle - see also blackhead

a big/swelled head

informal :an overly high opinion of yourself

All those compliments have given him a big head. [=have made him very conceited]

a head

for each person

The price is $20 a head.

a price on someone's head

xem price

bang heads together

xem bang

bite someone's head off

xem bite

butt heads

xem butt

count heads

xem count

eyes in the back of your head

xem eye

get it through someone's head

to cause someone to learn and remember something

She's finally gotten it through their heads that she doesn't eat meat.

get it through your head

to accept or understand (something)

He can't seem to get it through his head that I'm not interested in working with him.

get your head round

Brit :to understand (something)

She couldn't get her head round why he had to leave.

go over someone's head

to discuss something with a person who is higher in rank than someone else

He went over his supervisor's head to complain about the policy to the company's president. [=he complained about the policy to the company's president rather than his supervisor]

go to your head

of an alcoholic drink :to make you feel drunk

I just had one glass of wine, but it went straight to my head.

to make you believe that you are better than other people

He has never let his fame go to his head.

have a head for

to have an ability to understand or deal with (something)

She's always had a (good) head for business.

(Brit) He has a head for heights. [=he is not afraid of heights; being up high does not bother him]

have/get your head (screwed) on right/straight

informal :to think or act in a smart and sensible way

She's young, but it's clear that she has her head screwed on right.

You think that's a good idea? You need to get your head screwed on straight.

head and shoulders above

used to say that someone or something is much better than others

They are/stand head and shoulders above the competition.

head in the sand

If you bury/have/hide (etc.) your head in the sand, you ignore something unpleasant that you should be dealing with.

He can't just bury his head in the sand every time there's a problem.

head over heels

very deeply in love

We were head over heels (in love).

He fell head over heels for some girl he met at school.

(US) He went head over heels for her.

heads roll

informal

If you say that heads will roll or (less commonly) heads are going to roll, you mean that people will be severely punished or will lose their jobs because of something that has happened.

When the boss finds out about the mistake, heads will roll.

hit the nail on the head

xem hit

hold up your head

or hold your head (up) high

to be proud :to not feel ashamed

Even though they lost the game, they can still hold up their heads because they tried their best.

keep your head

to remain calm

She has shown that she can keep her head in a crisis.

keep your head above water

to avoid financial failure while having money problems

We have so much debt that we're barely able to keep our heads above water.

keep your head down

informal :to behave in a quiet way that does not attract attention

a politician who is keeping his head down and trying to avoid controversy

knock heads

xem knock

knock someone's head off

xem knock

knock some sense into someone's head

xem sense

knock (something) on the head

xem knock

lose your head

to become very upset or angry

He lost his head and said some things he regrets.

not make head or/nor tail of

or US not make heads or/nor tails (out) of

informal :to be unable to understand (something)

I couldn't make heads or tails of her reaction.

His handwriting was so bad that we couldn't make heads or tails out of it.

off the top of your head

xem top

off your head

Brit informal :crazy or foolish

He's not just eccentriche's completely off his head!

He's gone off his head over some girl.

on your head

with the upper and lower parts of your body reversed in position

Can you stand on your head?

in or into great disorder

News of the discovery turned the scientific world on its head.

used to say that you will be blamed for something

If we miss our deadline, it will be on your head. [=it will be your fault]

out of your head

informal :unable to act or think in a reasonable and controlled way because of drunkenness or strong emotion

He was (drunk) out of his head. [=he was extremely drunk]

Her parents were out of their heads with worry [=were extremely worried and upset] when she didn't come home on time.

over your head

beyond your understanding or ability

The technical details were over my head. [=too complicated for me to understand]

That joke went right over my head. [=I did not get that joke]

We realized after we started the business that we were (in) over our heads. [=we were trying to do something that was too difficult]

per head

for each person

The price is $20 per head.

put/stick/raise your head above the parapet

xem parapet

put your heads together

to think of a solution to a problem with another person

I'm sure we can solve this problem if we just put our heads together.

rear/raise its ugly head

If something bad rears/raises its ugly head, it suddenly becomes obvious or causes trouble.

Inflation threatened to rear its ugly head.

scratch your head

informal :to be confused about something and unable to understand the reason for it

His odd behavior left us all scratching our heads.

scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) your head off

informal :to scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) very loudly or for a long time

She was screaming her head off.

You can shout your head off at him, but he still won't listen.

If they saw me dressed like this, they'd laugh their heads off.

shake your head

xem shake

two heads are better than one

used to say that it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone;

turn heads

to attract attention or notice

The car's sleek design is bound to turn heads.

verb

heads; headed; heading

[+ obj] to be the leader of (something)

She heads the committee.

The group was headed by the church pastor.

He was accused of heading the revolt. - often + up

The research committee was headed up by several leading scientists.

to be first on (a list)

He heads [=tops] the list of candidates for the job.

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to go in a specified direction or toward a specified place

She turned around and headed (for) home.

I hopped in the car and headed down the street.

After lunch, we headed back to the office.

She headed out early this morning.

The birds have already started heading south for the winter.

To be heading or headed somewhere is to be going or directed somewhere.

Where are you heading? = Where are you headed? [=where are you going?]

The ship was heading/headed out to sea. - often + for

We were on a plane headed for Hawaii. - often used figuratively

The economy may be heading into a recession.

If you keep acting like this, you'll be heading/headed for trouble!

[+ obj] soccer :to hit (the ball) with your head

The forward headed the ball into the goal.

head off

[phrasal verb]

to go to another place

I'll see you laterI'm heading off.

He headed off to work.

head (someone) off or head off (someone) :to stop (someone) from moving forward

We can head them off at the pass.

head (something) off or head off (something) :to prevent (something) from happening

They tried to head off the crisis by raising interest rates.

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