- heads up
- interjection Date: circa 1941 — used as a warning to look out for danger especially overhead or to clear a passageway
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
heads up
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Heads up — can refer to:* Heads Up (album), the debut album of the band Death from Above 1979 * Heads Up! (TV series), an educational television show which is produced and broadcast by TVOntario * Head up display or heads up display, a transparent display… … Wikipedia
heads-up — UK US /ˈhedzʌp/ noun [S] INFORMAL ► a warning or piece of advice about something so that you are prepared for it: »Leading senators were reputedly furious not to have had a heads up regarding the news release. a heads up that sth »We ve given… … Financial and business terms
heads-up — heads up1 adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL lively and intelligent: a team that plays heads up basketball heads up ,heads up 2 noun singular INFORMAL a warning: They gave us a heads up that the deal might be off … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heads-up — adj. maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful; as, he played good heads up baseball. Syn: wide awake. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heads — steht für Heads (Manga), eine Manga Serie des japanischen Zeichners Motorou Mase HEADS, die Abkürzung für die Haft Entlassenen Auskunfts Datei Sexualstraftäter Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer m … Deutsch Wikipedia
heads-up — [hedz′up′] Informal adj. [< interjectional phr. HEADS UP!: see HEAD] alert and resourceful [playing heads up baseball] n. the act or an instance of providing a notice or warning to alert someone, as in advance of difficulty or trouble … English World dictionary
heads-up — n. [From its use as an interjection to warn of impending danger.] a warning to be prepared for an imminent event. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heads-up — clever, alert, 1952, from warning cry heads up! (i.e. look up! ), attested by 1939 … Etymology dictionary
heads — heads; heads·man; … English syllables
heads — index authorities, hierarchy (persons in authority) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
heads-up — I noun a warning message he sent a heads up to the District Attorney • Hypernyms: ↑warning II adjective fully alert and watchful played heads up ball • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
