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1999 comedy film directed by Steve Rash
Held Up is a 1999 American crime buddy comedy film starring Nia Long and Jamie Foxx and directed by Steve Rash. While on a road trip in the Southwest
Held_Up
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up held up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Held up may refer to: Robbery Held Up, a 1999 film starring Jamie Foxx Held Up (soundtrack), a soundtrack
Held_up
2000 soundtrack album by Various artists
Held Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Steve Rash's 2000 film Held Up. It was released on March 14 the same year through Spot
Held_Up_(soundtrack)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up held or Held in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Held may refer to: Held Glacier Adolph Held (1885–1969), American newspaper editor, banker, labor
Held
1980 single by Bruce Springsteen
E Street Band studio recording. "Hungry Heart" – 3:19 "Held Up Without a Gun" – 1:15 "Held Up Without a Gun" is a track from The River sessions that began
Hungry_Heart
Command with meaning akin to "be quiet"
"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet" and "be silent", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to
Shut_up
1920 film
Held Up for the Makin's is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason. According to a film magazine, "Owing to an unfortunate
Held_Up_for_the_Makin's
American actor (born 1931)
Carl Held (born September 19, 1931), sometimes credited as Karl Held and Christopher Held, is an American actor who has worked extensively in both American
Carl_Held
2026 American film by Peter Farrelly
Balls Up is a 2026 American action comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Paul
Balls_Up
World War II battle, 1944–1945
Division) came up from the south, leaving Bastogne to other units. The Ourthe River was passed at Ourtheville on 21 December. Lack of fuel held up the advance
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up helder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helder may refer to: Den Helder or The Helder, a municipality and a city in the Netherlands Anglo-Russian
Helder
German footballer (born 1942)
Winners' Cup: 1965–66 Bundesliga runner-up: 1965–66 West Germany FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1966; third place: 1970 "Held, Sigfried" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved
Sigfried_Held
Mexican association football league
first champions in history. In all, 114 editions of the league have been held. Liga MX currently ranks first in CONCACAF's league ranking index. According
Liga_MX
Australian conservationist (born 1998)
Rice, Lynette (6 November 2015). "Bindi Irwin: Dancing with the Stars pay held up by judge who needs proof her father died". Entertainment Weekly. Archived
Bindi_Irwin
English comedian and actor (born 1968)
Performance. In 2010, Mack took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2
Lee_Mack
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
(born August 31, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series Def Comedy
Chris_Tucker
American radio and television host (born 1963)
and acted as an informal advisor during his first presidency. Ingraham grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where she was born to Anne Caroline (née Kozak)
Laura_Ingraham
Men's association football team
they finished runners-up at the 1991 Copa América held in Chile, losing the title to Argentina. In the 1993 Copa América held in Ecuador, Brazil was
Brazil_national_football_team
2009 American TV series or program
Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also
Held_Hostage
Topics referred to by the same term
"Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up", a song by Young Dolph from Rich Slave (2020) The Holdup, an American reggae band Robbery Held up (disambiguation) Hold-up problem
Hold_up
Four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
winners of "alternate" events held opposite a high-profile tournament, and as of 2026, winners of FedEx Cup Fall events held after the Tour Championship
Men's major golf championships
Men's_major_golf_championships
Workout that targets the legs
the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes;
Squat_(exercise)
Painting by Tom Roberts
Bailed Up is an 1895 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts. The painting depicts a stage coach being held up by bushrangers in an isolated, forested
Bailed_Up
German painter
Burkhard Held is German painter living and working in Berlin, Germany. His art is based on figuration dissolving into abstraction. Held was born in 1953
Burkhard_Held
Association football tournament
to be held by two countries, in the Netherlands and Belgium. France, the reigning World Cup champions, were favoured to win, and they lived up to expectations
UEFA_European_Championship
and challenging logistics, the election was held in 68 phases. A total of 196,084 polling booths were set up, of which 27,527 booths were reserved for women
1951–52 Indian general election
1951–52_Indian_general_election
Televised talent show competition
part in the next stage of auditions titled "Judges' Auditions". These are held in a public venue, within select cities across the country, and are attended
America's_Got_Talent
Tennis tournaments
Canadian Open (alternating yearly between Montreal and Toronto), Italian Open (held in Rome), Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, Madrid Open
ATP_Masters_1000_tournaments
Account of the factors leading to the Beatles' dissolution
final meeting with all four present was two days later at a photo session held at Lennon's Tittenhurst estate. On 20 September, Lennon privately informed
Break-up_of_the_Beatles
Book and play by J. M. Barrie
being considered for merging. › Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by British novelist J. M. Barrie
Peter_Pan_(play_and_novel)
Comedy style where the performer addresses the audience directly
Stand-up comedy is an art form that involves a stand-up comic and an audience. Comics perform on a stage and deliver humorous and satirical monologues
Stand-up_comedy
1987 single by M|A|R|R|S
Young's notoriously slow work rate with the prospect of the track being held up for another 12 to 18 months, and released the track as M|A|R|R|S as originally
Pump_Up_the_Volume_(song)
g. an adverse lead is one made by an opponent; adverse trumps are those held by one's opponent(s). age Order of priority for leading, betting or bidding
Glossary_of_card_game_terms
American post-hardcore band
demos for As If Everything Was Held in Place were published to both Spotify and YouTube, respectively. Final line up Dylan Anderson – clean vocals (2006–2009
Of_Machines
Baseball and softball pitch
changeup, thrown by a small minority of major league pitchers. The ball is held with three fingers (instead of the usual two) and closer to the palm, to
Changeup
Type of portable shelter
prior to the 1940s, most portable tents were made of heavy-duty canvas held up by long wooden poles. These tents were heavy and bulky, which made them
Pop_up_canopy
Portuguese roller hockey player
Hélder Nunes (born 23 February 1994) is a Portuguese roller hockey player who currently plays for FC Porto and the Portugal national roller hockey team
Hélder_Nunes
Polish mixed martial arts fighter
Champion Jean Silva. Held attacked his opponent with a lot of leg locks, Jean didn't tap very good leg lock and after he stand up he fall down because
Marcin_Held
Region of New York state
century were held in upstate New York. In 1969 the Woodstock Festival was held in Bethel, New York, while in 1973 another multiday festival was held at the
Upstate_New_York
English post-rock band
2024. "Eventide, by Held By Trees". Held By Trees. Retrieved 16 November 2024. Ewing, Jerry (3 July 2024). "Held By Trees team up with vocalist Martin
Held_By_Trees
Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
Singh and General V. K. Singh, alongside Dr. Ramesh Chandra Singh Tomar, who held the regional seat five consecutive times. Former Dhaulana MLA Sukhbir Singh
Ghaziabad
German footballer
runner-up: 2000–01 "Held, Oliver" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Oliver Held at fussballdaten.de (in German) v t e Oliver Held at WorldFootball
Oliver_Held
1998 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event
Charlie, but some legal wrangling from The New Age Outlaws saw the match held up on account of the wrong dumpster being used. The vacant titles were then
WrestleMania_XIV
Accounting method valuing assets and liabilities at current market prices
has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as "held-to-maturity" securities and reported at amortized cost less impairment. (Amortization
Mark-to-market_accounting
British association football match
The 2020 FA Cup final, known officially as the Heads Up FA Cup final, was an association football match played behind closed doors between Arsenal and
2020_FA_Cup_final
2020 film directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing
Held is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing, written by Jill Awbrey, and starring Jill Awbrey and Bart Johnson. A woman
Held_(film)
Economic reforms in China since 1978
Reform and opening-up, also known as the Chinese economic reform or Chinese economic miracle, refers to a variety of economic reforms in the People's Republic
Reform_and_opening_up
2007 studio album by Rihanna
history of the iTunes Store in the United States, breaking a record previously held by Shakira's 2006 single "Hips Don't Lie". Following its digital release
Good_Girl_Gone_Bad
Angolan footballer (born 1994)
Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo Costa (born 12 January 1994) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger
Hélder_Costa
Indian beauty pageant
was organized by the local press. In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held. Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners. Nutan was crowned Miss Mussorie
Femina_Miss_India
Indian franchise cricket team
of the team. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with UP Warriorz signing 16 players for their squad. The team went
UP_Warriorz
Exercise equipment
called a "sit", the hips are actually not being held up by sitting on something. Rather, the body is held up via a combination of weight bearing on the feet
Roman_chair
Biker subculture members in the United Kingdom
Rockers (also known as leather boys and ton-up boys) are members or followers of a rock and roll and biker subculture that originated in the United Kingdom
Rocker_(subculture)
seats up for election in May 2022, and the next elections are expected in May 2027. Last update 3 March 2026. Elections were most recently held for 11
Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom
Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom
Season of television series
Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Scandal' & 'How To Get Away With Murder' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on
The_Vampire_Diaries_season_6
Football tournament
the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB), and "Pokal" means "cup"
DFB-Pokal
Soviet film
1 и 2. Investigation Held by Kolobki. Episodes 1 and 2 (1986) on YouTube Следствие ведут Колобки. Серии 3 и 4. Investigation Held by Kolobki. Episodes
Investigation_Led_by_Kolobki
1968 song by Canned Heat
"Going Up the Country" (also "Goin' Up the Country") is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem"
Going_Up_the_Country
UK House of Commons select committee
half of valid votes. Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy. Levelling-up policy of the Boris Johnson government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Housing,_Communities_and_Local_Government_Committee
Australian outlaws active during the 19th century
Prison Pentridge. Within a year of his release in 1879, he and his gang held up the town of Wantabadgery in the Riverina. Two of the gang (including Moonlite's
Bushranger
Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)
Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway. While appearing in London, she
Anna_Held
German mathematician
returned to Germany and took up a research fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The discovery of the Held group occurred towards the
Dieter_Held
American financial technology company
LendUp was an American online direct lender. It offered payday loans, installment loans, and credit cards to consumers with low credit scores using publicly
LendUp
held on a day which did not coincide with any local elections until 2017. This election result took many by surprise, as opinion polling leading up to
1992 United Kingdom general election
1992_United_Kingdom_general_election
Portuguese footballer (born 1982)
Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛldɛɾ puʃˈtiɣɐ]; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who
Hélder_Postiga
2012 studio album by Holy Other
Tri Angle. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. Held is a follow-up to Holy Other's debut EP, With U (2011). It was created in his bedrooms
Held_(album)
Traditional New Guinean penis sheath
thin kotekas that help hold up the multiple rattan hoops worn around their waists, whereas Lani men wear double gourds held up with strips of cloth and use
Koteka
Hypothesis of faster per-capita income growth for poorer countries
The idea of convergence in economics (also sometimes known as the catch-up effect) is the hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes will tend
Convergence_(economics)
Typical military parades
military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine. They are held to honor the traditional
Victory_Day_parades
Type of election
number of offices of that body would not be up for election at the same time. Only a fraction of a body seats are up for election while others are not until
Midterm_election
Slogan and gesture
ongoing protest, three members of the CNN Newsroom panel held up their hands while a fourth held up a sheet of paper reading "I can't breathe", a reference
Hands_up,_don't_shoot
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "DPACO (1951)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1951
Jalalabad, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency
Jalalabad,_Uttar_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency
Proposed type of space transportation system
being held up, under tension, and stationary over a single position on Earth. With the tether deployed, climbers (crawlers) could repeatedly climb up and
Space_elevator
Football tournament
The Austrian Supercup (German: ÖFB-Supercup) was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Football
Austrian_Supercup
Unicameral legislature of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar. Elections to the State Great Khural are held every four years, the latest election was held in June 2024. The State Great Khural currently consists
State_Great_Khural
American feminist philosopher (1929–2026)
Virginia Potter Held (October 28, 1929 – May 26, 2026) was an American moral, social, political and feminist philosopher whose work on the ethics of care
Virginia_Held
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up handheld or hand-held in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A handheld is a mobile device, a computer small enough to hold and operate in one's hand
Handheld_(disambiguation)
Men's Gaelic football inter-county competition
Donegal by 1–26 to 0–19 in the 2025 final. The first Championship to be held featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship
Building system where horizontal elements are held up by vertical ones
horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them. This is usually used to hold up a roof, creating a largely
Post_and_lintel
1991–2003 overview of the events leading to the Iraq War
according to Kampfner, "Undeterred Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz held secret meetings about opening up a second front—against Saddam. Powell was excluded." In
Prelude_to_the_Iraq_War
Kneeling posture in modern yoga
variant with one leg held up is Vyaghrasana (Sanskrit: व्याघ्रासन; IAST: vyaghrāsana), Tiger Pose; a similar variant with one leg held straight out is Chakravakasana
Cat/Cow_pose
A federal election was held in Australia on 1 December 1984. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives (24 of them newly created) and 46 of 76 seats
1984 Australian federal election
1984_Australian_federal_election
American professional wrestling promotion
with the WWE Intercontinental Championship at the time and was generally held by midcarders during its existence in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The
WWE_European_Championship
German politician (1868–1938)
Heinrich Held (6 June 1868 – 4 August 1938) was a German Catholic politician and Minister President of Bavaria. He was forced out of office by the Nazi
Heinrich_Held
Adult live musical puppet show
Puppet Up! – Uncensored is an adult live puppet musical show produced by The Jim Henson Company combining puppetry and improvisational comedy created by
Puppet_Up!
1949 film by Stuart Heisler
Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also completed in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950. After spending World War II in the Air Force, ex-Colonel
Tokyo_Joe_(film)
Area of physical and philosophical debate
mechanics might correspond to experienced reality. Quantum mechanics has held up to rigorous and extremely precise tests in an extraordinarily broad range
Interpretations of quantum mechanics
Interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics
destroyed the original pillars that held up the skies, using five colored stones in the five auspicious colors to patch up the crumbling heavens, accounting
Color_in_Chinese_culture
Second finger of the human hand
lone index finger held vertically is often used to represent the number 1 (but finger counting differs across cultures), or when held up or moved side to
Index_finger
American stand-up comedian (born 1965)
General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the Comedy Central Roast television series,
Jeff_Ross
English musician (born 1986)
with Mini Mansions frontman Tyler Parkford called Terrific. Helders has said that he ended up playing drums as "that was the only thing left. When we started
Matt_Helders
1998 single by Five
white paint, and they both throw their paint all over everyone. J Brown is held up by the crowd as he sings the second verse, during which more blue paint
Everybody_Get_Up_(Five_song)
Sport requiring strength and flexibility
Games. The first World Championships were held in 1964. Individual routines in trampolining involve a build-up phase, during which the gymnast jumps repeatedly
Gymnastics
Upper-body compound pulling exercise
The rule was that one pull-up has to be done every 15 seconds. The world record for pull-ups with no breaks is 88, held by Joonas Mäkipelto. The Guinness
Pull-up
Defunct rugby league sevens tournament
the World Cup Sevens, was a pre-season rugby league sevens tournament made up over the years primarily of New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), Australian
Rugby_League_World_Sevens
Art gallery in Canberra, Australia
removed, and described it as "censorship". Women Hold Up Half The Sky was a large exhibition held in March to April 1995, to celebrate International Women's
National_Gallery_of_Australia
Type of graphic advertisement
The popularity of poster art was such that in 1884 a major exhibition was held in Paris. By the 1890s, poster art had widespread use in other parts of Europe
Poster
Cloth worn around the loins
not always covering the entirety of the buttocks. Loincloths which are held up by belts or strings are specifically known as breechcloth or breechclout
Loincloth
Motorsport achievement
Indianapolis 500 (first held in 1911) 24 Hours of Le Mans (first held in 1923) World Drivers' Championship of Formula One (first held in 1950) However, under
Triple_Crown_of_Motorsport
1669–1670 painting by Johannes Vermeer
completed around 1669–1670 and held in the Louvre, Paris. The work shows a young woman wearing a yellow bodice, holding up a pair of bobbins in her left
The_Lacemaker_(Vermeer)
HELD UP
HELD UP
Surname or Lastname
English
English : distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English eld ‘old’ (from Old English eald).Swedish : ornamental name from Old Norse eldr ‘flame’, ‘fire’.
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English wold ‘forest’ or ‘cleared upland’ (see Wald, Wold).Thomas Weld (1596–1661), born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, was an influential Puritan divine who emigrated from Terling, Essex, to Roxbury, MA, in 1632.
Female
Hebrew
(הֵד) Hebrew unisex name HED means either "shout of joy" or "echo."
Boy/Male
Indian
Group of camels that number from to
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ascending, Climbing up
Male
Greek
(Ἡλί) Greek form of Hebrew Eliy, HELI means "ascending." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the father of Mary's husband Joseph.
Female
Greek
(ἙλÎνη) Greek name probably derived from the word helénÄ“, HELÉNÄ’ means "torch." In mythology, this is the name of the most beautiful woman ever to exist whose abduction by Paris caused the Trojan war.
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’.
Biblical
ascending; climbing up
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
Biblical
held up
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hebrew Rachel, RÃHEL means "ewe."
Boy/Male
French, German, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Ascending; Climbing Up; Embrace
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Hulð, HULD means "hidden, obscure, secret."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : topographic name for someone who lived by or worked at a rough temporary shelter for animals, Middle English helm (Old Norse hjalmr, related to the Old English and Old High German words in 2 below), or a habitational name from a minor place named Helm or Helme from this word, as for example in County Durham, Northumberland, and West Yorkshire.English, German, and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of helmets, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch helm.German and Dutch : from a medieval personal name, a short form of any of the various compound names formed with helm ‘helmet’. Compare, e.g., Helmbrecht.Scottish : habitational name from Helme in Roxburghshire (Borders).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Helm ‘helmet’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a short form of Hildebrand or other compound names with the same initial element, hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.English : from the medieval female personal name Hilda (Old English Hild), representing a short form of compound names with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’. Compare Hilliard, for example.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Held up.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old Norse hǫldr, within the Danelaw (the region of pre-conquest England where Danish rule and custom was dominant) a rank of feudal nobility immediately below that of earl.German : nickname from Middle High German holde ‘friend’ or ‘servant’, ‘vassal’.German (Höld) : variant of Held ‘hero’ (see Held 1), found chiefly in Bavaria.
HELD UP
HELD UP
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Traditional
King; A Sovereign
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Pan-sophist
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dubhán, originally a byname from a diminutive of Gaelic dubh, DUANE means "little black one."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Mother of the Universe
Boy/Male
Hindu
Capital of Lord krishnas kingdom
Girl/Female
Indian
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Native American
Porcupine bear.
Female
English
Variant spelling of French Madeleine, MADELINE means "of Magdala."
Girl/Female
Irish
“noble, brave.†The poetic name for Ireland, Innis Ealga, means “The Noble Isle.â€
HELD UP
HELD UP
HELD UP
HELD UP
HELD UP
v. t.
To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
v. t.
To form or put into a herd.
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.
v. t.
To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
v. i.
To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.
v. t.
To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.
v. t.
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.
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.
A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.
a.
Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.
n.
Hence: Firm hold: security.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
imp. & p. p.
of Hold
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. t.
Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
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.
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.
v. i.
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.