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Time-trial competition in the sport of rowing
A head race is a time-trial competition in the sport of rowing. Head races are typically held in the fall, winter and spring seasons. These events draw
Head_race
Annual rowing race in River Thames, England
The Schools' Head of the River Race (SHORR) is the UK's largest school-age processional (head rowing) race and is organised by Westminster School for
Schools' Head of the River Race
Schools'_Head_of_the_River_Race
Annual rowing event for eights in London
such races are the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Eights Head of the River Race and Veterans' Head of the River Race. Its competitors are, with
Head_of_the_River_Race
Form of rowing race
racing. Bumps racing gives a sharper feel of immediate competition than a head race, where boats are simply timed over a fixed course. Few[quantify] rowers
Bumps_race
Channel for water driving a water wheel
and powerful. The race leading to the water wheel on a wide stream or mill pond is called the head race (or headrace), and the race leading away from
Mill_race
Power plant in India
this head, the Kolkewadi Dam was constructed at this location. It forms a balancing reservoir and maintains the head. This dam impounds the tail race water
Koyna_Hydroelectric_Project
Rowing race on the Charles River, Boston/Cambridge
The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that
Head_of_the_Charles_Regatta
Cephalic part of an animal
"man's head", but are far more frequently described in greater detail, either characteristic of a particular race or nationality (such as Moors' heads, Saxons'
Head
Annual rowing race on the river Thames, England
The Scullers Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney, open to single scullers
Scullers Head of the River Race
Scullers_Head_of_the_River_Race
a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) head race which has been run in February or March since 2003 (originally as the BUSA Championship Head). The event grew rapidly
University rowing in the United Kingdom
University_rowing_in_the_United_Kingdom
The Reading University Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames in Reading, England. It is rowed over a 4.6 kilometres
Reading University Head of the River Race
Reading_University_Head_of_the_River_Race
British television series
Race Across the World is a British television competition programme, in which teams of two race across an area of the world to become the fastest to reach
Race_Across_the_World
Hydropower station in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
In early March 2018, it was reported that the filling of water in the head race tunnel has started and the first unit will start electricity generation
Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant
Neelum–Jhelum_Hydropower_Plant
American 2019 reality show on Netflix
winner of the final head-to-head race in that round reentering the competition; the four competitors who lose their head-to-head races are eliminated
Hyperdrive (American TV series)
Hyperdrive_(American_TV_series)
Sports entertainment event
featured periodically a bobble head race with likenesses of announcers Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, but they only occasionally raced in 2009. The Arizona Diamondbacks
Mascot_race
Sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar
The Boat Race and Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom, the Australian Rowing Championships in Australia, the Harvard–Yale Regatta and Head of the
Rowing_(sport)
Machine that converts the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power
The pressure head h p {\displaystyle h_{p}} is the difference in height between the head race and tail race water surfaces. The velocity head h v {\displaystyle
Water_wheel
Annual rowing race on the Thames river
The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the 4+1⁄4-mile
Women's Eights Head of the River Race
Women's_Eights_Head_of_the_River_Race
Topics referred to by the same term
University (March) Head race Head of the River Amstel (the Netherlands) Head of the River (Australia) Head of the River (New South Wales) Head of the River
Head_of_the_River
Species of bird
h. dorsalis) Sometimes included with the gray-headed dark-eyed junco proper as part of the gray-headed group, this subspecies differs from it in having
Dark-eyed_junco
Folk museum in Northern Ireland
mill. The head race and tail race were also altered: the tail race extended so it discharged further down the Ballymartin Water; the head race had its pond
Patterson's_Spade_Mill
Rowing race in Pittsburgh
The Head of the Ohio, also known as HOTO, is a rowing head race held on the first full weekend of October of each year on the Ohio River and Allegheny
Head_of_the_Ohio
Electricity generation project in County Clare, Ireland
Nikola Tesla's 1896 project at Niagara Falls, "Frazer's Scheme" proposed a head-race canal ending at Doonass, and was sanctioned by the Shannon Water and Electric
Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme
American reality competition television series (since 2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV
RuPaul's_Drag_Race
British rowing club
compete at Championship level in the United Kingdom. The club hosts two Head race events each year. The club was founded in 1956 and for many years HSBC
Hampton_School_Boat_Club
American rowing race
The Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (also known as the HOSR or the HOS) is a rowing race held annually during the last weekend in October
Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
Head_of_the_Schuylkill_Regatta
rowing race over the very long distance of 100 kilometres (62 mi). The D.S.R.V. Laga (a student rowing club in Delft) has organised the head race annually
Ringvaart_Regatta
2008 video game
the series, each race contains two laps. If the player finishes the third stage in first place, they are able to play a head-to-head race on the bonus Lakeside
Sega_Rally_3
Botswana writer (1937–1986)
Bessie Head. Bessie Head Heritage website "Looking for Rain God" - A short story. English Daily. Elinettie Kwanjana Chabwera, "Bessie Head: Race and Displacement
Bessie_Head
Season of television series
semi-final obstacle course for the first time will be a head to head race, with the winner of each race heading directly to the Grand Final. Advantage - the
Australian Ninja Warrior season 6
Australian_Ninja_Warrior_season_6
Topics referred to by the same term
to a Repository Head (watercraft), the toilet on a watercraft Head (sail), the uppermost corner part of a sail Head race or crew race, a time-trial rowing
Head_(disambiguation)
British rowing club
Championships. In 2019, a record 132 finishers competed in the club's annual Head Race. "Club details". British Rowing. "Club history". Newark Rowing Club. Retrieved
Newark_Rowing_Club
British rowing club
The Yorkshire Head of the River which took place in York. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Lord James Rusholme suggested a boat race between the Lancaster
University_of_York_Boat_Club
British sports committee
College Rowing took over the organising of the event. Novice Head – a 1.8 km upstream head race for novice coxed IVs. Senate Cup – a regatta for men's and
Durham_College_Rowing
2026 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
The 18th season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on MTV on January 2, 2026. Hosted by RuPaul, the reality competition series
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_18
2016 video game
from standard races, Drivatars can be challenged to a head-to-head race. If the player wins the race, they will be able to recruit that Drivatar onto their
Forza_Horizon_3
British rowing club
College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (the two competing in a Head race in 1815) and Westminster School Boat Club, founded in 1813. Leander was
Leander_Club
TV competition series
The sixth series of Race Across the World began airing on 2 April 2026. The racers start from Palermo in Sicily, and travel 12,000km across Europe and
Race Across the World series 6
Race_Across_the_World_series_6
The Boston Rowing Marathon is a rowing head race taking place on the third Sunday of September annually in Lincolnshire, England, over the exceptionally
Boston_Rowing_Marathon
Head-to-head race between two competitors
A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head. In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves
Match_racing
State. The race is named the "Head" of the Fish because it is a head race. The event is hosted by the Saratoga Rowing Association. The race is organized
Head_of_the_Fish
British-Australian rower and coach
early decades of the 20th century, and founded the prestigious Head of the River Race in 1925. Fairbairn was born on 25 August 1862 in Toorak, Victoria
Steve_Fairbairn
The Head of the Yarra is a rowing regatta held on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. It is a head race, with each crew having a separate start time
Head_of_the_Yarra
RFK Racing (then known as Roush Racing) in the 2001 Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing ninth. He drove in six more races
List of NASCAR race wins by Kyle Busch
List_of_NASCAR_race_wins_by_Kyle_Busch
British rowing club
regattas and head races throughout the academic year (September - August). Prior to Christmas the club's main focus is the Bristol Head Race. This event
Southampton University Boat Club
Southampton_University_Boat_Club
College Rowing took over the organising of the event. Novice Head – a 1.8 km upstream head race for novice coxed IVs. Senate Cup – a regatta for men's and
List of social activities at Durham University
List_of_social_activities_at_Durham_University
Annual race
in the same month) weekend in November in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The head race is currently run downstream on a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) course on the Tennessee
Head_of_the_Hooch
United States historic place
stone arch, using stone from a local quarry upstream. It spanned the head race for Hayes Mill. A four-arch stone bridge over the Brandywine replaced
Bridge in East Fallowfield Township (Mortonville, Pennsylvania)
Bridge_in_East_Fallowfield_Township_(Mortonville,_Pennsylvania)
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
The Space Race (Russian: космическая гонка, romanized: kosmicheskaya gonka, IPA: [kɐsˈmʲitɕɪskəjə ˈɡonkə]) was a 20th-century competition between the Cold
Space_Race
Dam in Dakpathar
the dam and on its left bank, water is diverted into a 6.2 km (4 mi) head-race tunnel which leads south to the underground power station at 30°33′23″N
Ichari_Dam
Annual rowing race on the Trent-Severn Waterway
Trent-Severn Waterway. It is one of North America's largest head-race regattas. The Head of the Trent also coincides with Trent's homecoming festivities
Head_of_the_Trent
American rowing club
regattas, the Derby Sweeps and Sculls and the Head of the Housatonic. Derby Sweeps and Sculls is a sprint race along a straight 1000 meter long course that
New_Haven_Rowing_Club
Adventure reality competition franchise
The Amazing Race is an adventure reality competition franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The
The_Amazing_Race
Dam in Ladakh, India
10.02 km long head race tunnel and installation of four nos. of vertical Francis turbine of 11 MW each. The project utilises a gross head of 63.4 m (208 ft)
Chutak_Hydroelectric_Plant
Pseudoscientific justification for racism
explanatory models, is referred to as racialism, racial realism, race realism, or race science by those who support these ideas. Modern scientific consensus
Scientific_racism
head-to-head competitions. Quarterfinals: There were four quarterfinals. Beginning with the quarterfinals, each round featured a single head-to-head race
Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
Cycling_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_pursuit
Rowing races between Cambridge and Oxford
the stroke, were from Christ Church, then Head of the River, whose colours were dark blue. The second race was in 1836, with the venue moved to a course
The_Boat_Race
can be to just get out and race, beat their friends, or try and qualify for the Elite Race. The Boater X is a head to head race locate on a rapid called
North_Fork_Championship
Hydroelectric power project in Assam, India
metres (15 ft) diameter, 2,852 metres (9,357 ft) long concrete-lined head race tunnel. First and second units of stage-I were commissioned on 8 March
Kopili_Hydro_Electric_Project
Canadian reality competition television series (since 2022)
assumes the dual responsibilities of hosting and serving as the head judge in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. The show enlists a panel of supporting
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
Canada's_Drag_Race:_Canada_vs._the_World
2018 Indian film directed by Remo D'Souza
Race 3 is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Ramesh Taurani and Salman Khan under Tips Industries
Race_3
Welsh rowing club
include Cardiff Head of the Taff, BUCS Head Race (often on the Trent), Women's Eights Head of the River Race and the Head of the River Race, the last two
Swansea University Rowing Club
Swansea_University_Rowing_Club
Sport bike
also offers Race Kit parts for chassis and engine. Kawasaki released a homologation special, the ZX-10RR with the modified cylinder head. Race-kit parts
Kawasaki_Ninja_ZX-10R
British rowing club
Men's 1st VIII crew raced twice on the final day of May Bumps 2007, first bumping up in the Division 3 race to move to the head of the Division, and
Homerton_College_Boat_Club
British engineer (born 1975)
his time as Lewis Hamilton's and Kimi Antonelli's senior race engineer, he is also the Head of Trackside Performance for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula
Peter_Bonnington
2026 series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World
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RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 3
RuPaul's_Drag_Race:_UK_vs._the_World_series_3
Measurement of the human cranium
white race, dolichocephalic" (from the Ancient Greek kephalê, head, and dolikhos, long and thin), to the "brachycephalic" (short and broad-headed) race. On
Craniometry
2025 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
seventeenth season of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 3, 2025. This marks the third season to air through
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_17
Evolving sport
Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) started in 2021 and was the first head-to-head race between autonomous racing vehicles. As of July 2023, the IAC is the
Autonomous_racing
been exhausted.[citation needed] Head race A long race in which rowers race a twisting course of about 3 miles. A race for time. The start is staggered
Glossary_of_rowing_terms
Rowing club in Oxfordshire
the last head race event of the season in British Rowing competition calendar before BR regatta season commences. The inaugural Abingdon Head of the River
Abingdon_Rowing_Club
Annual rowing race for fours in London
The Fuller's Head of the River Fours (HOR4s) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the 4+1⁄4-mile
Head_of_the_River_Fours
1994 studio album by Status Quo
4:01 "Soft in the Head" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:20 "Queenie" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:32 "Lover of the Human Race" (Francis Rossi, Andy
Thirsty_Work
Legendary creature
several villages, or even a whole province, will hold a dragon boat race, in which people race across a body of water in boats carved to look like dragons, while
Dragon
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
The question of the race of the people of ancient Egypt was raised historically as a product of the early racial concepts of the 18th and 19th centuries
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
2013 Indian film by Abbas–Mustan
Race 2 is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action crime film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. The film was
Race_2
Self-identification collected by the US census
categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify. Residents can indicate their origins alongside their race, and are
Race and ethnicity in the United States census
Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census
Finnish motorcycle racer (1945–1973)
held at the daunting Nürburgring race track, where Saarinen inflicted Agostini his first defeat in a head-to-head race since the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix
Jarno_Saarinen
Season of television series
The Amazing Race 37 is the thirty-seventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured fourteen
The_Amazing_Race_37
Form of downhill skateboard racing
racing is a head-to-head match, or in a single lane format where the racer is only racing against the clock. There are five types of Slalom race formats:
Slalom_skateboarding
American costume designer (1897–1981)
Edith Claire Head (née Posener; October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy
Edith_Head
1921 mass violence in Oklahoma, US
The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long terrorist massacre perpetrated by white supremacists that took place in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa_race_massacre
1940 painting by Warner Sallman
The Head of Christ, also called the Sallman Head, is a 1940 portrait painting of Jesus by Warner Sallman (1892–1968). As an extraordinarily successful
Head_of_Christ
Italian motorcycle racer (born 1942)
West German Grand Prix where he gave Agostini his first defeat in a head-to-head race since the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix. Agostini was able to successfully
Giacomo_Agostini
former and current heads of state and heads of government who were / are of Jewish or have a largely Jewish heritage, other than the heads of state and government
List of Jewish heads of state and government
List_of_Jewish_heads_of_state_and_government
2014 Indian film by Surender Reddy
Race Gurram (transl. Race Horse) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nallamalupu
Race_Gurram
Third series of Celebrity Race Across the World
The third series of Celebrity Race Across the World was a race over 5,900 kilometres (3,700 mi) across Central America, starting in Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Celebrity Race Across the World series 3
Celebrity_Race_Across_the_World_series_3
Monégasque racing driver (born 1997)
third-placed finishes. After finishing sixth in race one at the Hungaroring, he achieved a podium in race two as race-winner Alexander Albon took the championship
Charles_Leclerc
Basketball team in Rostock, Germany
Diakite and Sven Hellmann. One of the highlights of the season was the head-to-head race with promotion rival Itzehoe Eagles. This resulted in a rivalry that
Rostock_Seawolves
(Groningen Student Rowingclub Aegir) has organised the head race annually since 1975. As the race takes place in the last weekend of November the weather
Hel_van_het_Noorden
American reality competition television series (since 2012)
the role of host, mentor, and head judge and contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars employs a panel of judges
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_All_Stars
British rowing club
competing at international level. The club regularly hosts a small boats head race in the winter and supports a British Rowing world class start coach. The
Agecroft_Rowing_Club
Annual rowing race in London, England
Vesta Veterans Head which often sees notable entries under the title the Vesta Veterans International Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually
Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race
Vesta_Veterans_International_Eights_Head_of_the_River_Race
2025 series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_UK_series_7
An enduro race is an inexpensive type of automobile racing that takes place mostly on oval tracks. Enduro takes its name from "Endurance racing" since
Enduro_race
Village in Bedfordshire, England
mill's leat shortly afterwards caused a reduction to the height of the head-race, resulting in poorer performance from the mill's impulse water-wheel.
Bromham,_Bedfordshire
2024 series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_UK_series_6
American high school rowing regatta
most similar regattas, each event begins with a time trial, similar to a head race, with results being determined by who has the fastest time. The starting
Stotesbury_Cup
2005 video game
throughout their 'career' through a mixture of good tests and impressive race performances. As before, consistently poor performances will lead to dismissal
Formula_One_05
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HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southwest)
English (chiefly southwest) : occupational name for a tender of animals, normally a cowherd or shepherd, from Middle English herde (Old English hi(e)rde).
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from Middle High German, Middle Dutch, Yiddish held ‘hero’. As a Jewish name, it is often ornamental.German : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild ‘strife’ as the first element.English : variant of Heald.
Female
Hebrew
(הֵד) Hebrew unisex name HED means either "shout of joy" or "echo."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Boy/Male
English
Red haired.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside, from Old English helde, hælde, hielde ‘slope’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shedd.Irish : reduced variant of Sheedy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Group of camels that number from 100 to 200
Boy/Male
English
From the meadow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, from Middle English hÅth ‘heath’, Old English hÄð, a byform of hǣð (see Heath). This form was restricted in the Middle Ages to southeastern England, and the surname is still largely confined to Kent and Sussex. In some cases it may be a habitational name from the village of Hoath in Kent, which is named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southwestern)
English (chiefly southwestern) : variant of Hale 1.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Homeland
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Boy/Male
Indian
Group of camels that number from to
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a hypercorrected form of Eady.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
Boy/Male
Latin
Heavenly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hay, hey ‘hay’ + croft ‘field attached to a house’, ‘paddock’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements, such as Haycroft in Swyncombe, Oxfordshire or Haycroft in Gloucestershire.
Biblical
their taking or possessing vision
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Simple Behaviour
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Richard.North German and Frisian form of Richard.Probably an Americanized spelling of cognates in other languages, for example German Reichert or Dutch Rickaert.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Wise Person
Boy/Male
Indian
The Father
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements ráð "advice, counsel" and úlfr "wolf," hence "wise wolf."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hemnandan | ஹேமà¯à®¨à®‚தநÂ
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Faith in God
HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
HEAD RACE
v. t.
To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
v. t.
To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship.
n.
Each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.
imp. & p. p.
of Hear
v. i.
To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?
n.
A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.
v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
v. t.
To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.
n.
The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head.
a.
Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
a.
Lugged or dragged by the head.
n.
The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will.
v. i.
To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.
v. t.
To set on the head; as, to head a cask.
n.
A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
a.
Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.
v. t.
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.
n.
The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers.