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Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.
Pete Rose

Meaning of "headfirst" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADFIRST

headfirst  [ˈhɛdˈfɜːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADFIRST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headfirst can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HEADFIRST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Headfirst Productions

Headfirst Productions was a British video game studio established by father and son Mike and Simon Woodroffe in 1998. The studio was an independent developer of games for both the console and PC market.

Definition of headfirst in the English dictionary

The definition of headfirst in the dictionary is with the head foremost; headlong. Other definition of headfirst is rashly or carelessly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADFIRST


Amherst
ˈæmhɜːst
burst
bɜːst
dispersed
dɪˈspɜːst
durst
dɜːst
erst
ɜːst
feetfirst
ˈfiːtˈfɜːst
first
fɜːst
Hearst
hɜːst
Hirst
hɜːst
hurst
hɜːst
immersed
ɪˈmɜːst
outburst
ˈaʊtˌbɜːst
sixty-first
ˌsɪkstɪˈfɜːst
standfirst
ˈstændˌfɜːst
sunburst
ˈsʌnˌbɜːst
thirst
θɜːst
twenty-first
ˌtwɛntɪˈfɜːst
versed
vɜːst
worst
wɜːst
wurst
wɜːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADFIRST

headchair
headcheese
headcloth
headdress
headed
headed notepaper
headend
header
header tank
headfast
headforemost
headframe
headfuck
headful
headgear
headguard
headhunt
headhunter
headhunting firm
headier

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADFIRST

airburst
athirst
Bathurst
blutwurst
bratwurst
come off worst
curst
double first
first things first
gamma-ray burst
horst
if the worst comes to the worst
karst
microburst
Sandhurst
see someone hanged first
the worst
Trst
underthirst
verst

Synonyms and antonyms of headfirst in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEADFIRST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «headfirst» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of headfirst

Translation of «headfirst» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADFIRST

Find out the translation of headfirst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of headfirst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headfirst» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头朝下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de cabeza
570 millions of speakers

English

headfirst
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

headfirst
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رءوسهم صبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вниз головой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

headfirst
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la tête la première
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hals über Kopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真っ逆さまに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거꾸로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Headfirst
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đập đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

headfirst
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्याप्रति
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşüncesizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a capofitto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głową w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вниз головою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

headfirst
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορμητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

headfirst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

med huvudet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

med hodet først
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headfirst

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADFIRST»

The term «headfirst» is regularly used and occupies the 87.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADFIRST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about headfirst

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2 QUOTES WITH «HEADFIRST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word headfirst.
1
Pete Rose
Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.
2
Gary Vaynerchuk
One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADFIRST»

Discover the use of headfirst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headfirst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Headfirst: The Olympic Success Story of Skeleton
HEADFIRST is the success story of how a Texas oil and gas executive took the responsibility of spearheading the campaign to reinstate the sport of skeleton into the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Robie Vaughn, Mike Towle, 2005
2
Head First Design Patterns
Living Room ceiling fan is on medium Living Room ceiling fan is off Turnthe ceiling fan on ------ Remote Control ------- [slot 0] headfirst.command.undo. NoCommand headfirst.command.undo.NoCommand [slot 1] headfirst.command. undo.
Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Bert Bates, 2004
3
Dry Water: Diving Headfirst into Africa
When she was fifteen, Tammie Matson went on safari with her father to Zimbabwe - and it changed her forever.
Tammie Matson, 2011
4
Headfirst Falling
Falling in love.
Melissa Guinn, 2013
5
Headfirst
The book contains an amalgam of high fashion millinery, poetry (both humorous and romantic) and amusing accounts of incidents that happen during the course of her work, plus iconic images from the fashion press.
Sylvia Fletcher, 2010
6
Head First JavaScript
Provides information on scripting Web applications with JavaScript.
Michael Morrison, 2007
7
Head First PHP & MySQL
With this book, Web designers who usually turn out static Websites with HTML and CSS can make the leap to the next level of Web development--full-fledged, dynamic, database-driven Websites using PHP and SQL.
Lynn Beighley, Michael Morrison, 2008
8
Head First JavaScript Programming
What will you learn from this book? This brain-friendly guide teaches you everything from JavaScript language fundamentals to advanced topics, including objects, functions, and the browser’s document object model.
Eric T. Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, 2014
9
Head First Physics: A Learner's Companion to Mechanics and ...
friction exposed HeadFirst: So, friction, you're a bit of an enigma, aren't you? Like, no-one really knows where you come from. What's your take on that? Friction: Yeah, it's true that people don't really know why I'm around. But the important ...
Heather Lang, 2008
10
Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully
The headfirst slide allows the base runner to get to the base quicker than any other slide. The disadvantage of the headfirst slide is that it takes longer for the runner to come to her feet and continue on to the next base. I do not recommend  ...
Kathy J. Veroni, Roanna Brazier, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADFIRST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headfirst is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seacoast Capital recaps Righttime
HeadFirst Sports Injury and Concussion Care (http://www.myHeadFirst.com/) provides post-injury medical evaluation for patients of all ages who have suffered ... «Thomson Reuters' peHUB, Jul 15»
2
Tilda Swinton Is “Really, Really, Really Excited” to Star in 'Doctor …
... with the exception of the Narnia films, mostly stayed out of the world of big-budget blockbuster filmmaking, but will dive back in headfirst with ... «ScreenCrush, Jul 15»
3
Harper: Childhood idol Pete Rose doesn't get my vote - NY Daily News
... Ohio for a few years, I saw my first major-league game at old Crosley Field, and instantly wanted to be like Pete, headfirst slide and all. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Project Wipeout aims to keep beachgoers safe on the surf - The …
Never dive headfirst into the water from the beach, a surfboard, pier or jetty. Sandbars could lie just beneath the surface. If you are boogie ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
5
Pair missing from Colorado Springs found dead in east El Paso Co …
A neighbor who witnessed the Sunday assault tells News 5 the male victim was bound with rope behind his back and ran and jumped headfirst through a ... «KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News, Jul 15»
6
The Internet flooded with tributes to Nintendo chief - LidTime.com
In March, the company announced that it was finally diving headfirst into gaming for smartphones, partnering with Japanese mobile ... «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
7
Commodore Android phone will cost just $300 - TechnoBuffalo
Wired reports the famed brand is making a comeback in the unlikeliest of ways, jumping headfirst into the crowded mobile market—with an ... «TechnoBuffalo, Jul 15»
8
'Mad genius' no more: the genetic link between creativity - The Verge
To demystify the idea of the "mad genius," we made a video that dives headfirst into the latest genetic study to link creativity with psychosis. «The Verge, Jul 15»
9
The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time | Thump
After the massive worldwide success of Todd Terry's 1995 dance remix of their song "Missing," jazz/folk duo EBGT dove headfirst into ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
10
Ben Vaughn: Duck, duck — tacos? Give duck a chance - Las Vegas …
Upon arrival, we dove headfirst into typical tourist fare — fish, fried shrimp, crab legs and any other seafood we could muster up. But midway ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»

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