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1. heading - noun

· a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

Synonym(s): header, head

Hypernym(s): line




2. heading - noun

· the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Synonym(s): bearing, aim

Hypernym(s): direction, way




3. heading - noun

· a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

Synonym(s): drift, gallery

Hypernym(s): passageway




4. head - verb

· to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

Hypernym(s): proceed, go_forward, continue




5. head - verb

· be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"

Synonym(s): lead

Hypernym(s): direct




6. head - verb

· travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

Synonym(s): lead

Hypernym(s): precede, lead




7. head - verb

· be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

Synonym(s): head_up

Hypernym(s): be




8. head - verb

· direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Synonym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise

Hypernym(s): control, command




9. head - verb

· take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

Hypernym(s): originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow




10. head - verb

· be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"

Hypernym(s): lie




11. head - verb

· form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"

Hypernym(s): form




12. head - verb

· remove the head of; "head the fish"

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw





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