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Heading

[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

To be in command of. (See also head up.)

📖 Definitions of "Heading"

verb
  1. 1

    To be in command of. (See also head up.)

    "Who heads the board of trustees?"

  2. 2

    To come at the beginning of; to commence.

    "A group of clowns headed the procession."

  3. 3

    To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

  4. 4

    To move in a specified direction.

    "How does the ship head?"

noun
  1. 1

    The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

  2. 2

    The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

  3. 3

    Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

  4. 4

    A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

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