What does headfirst mean?

Definitions for headfirst
ˈhɛdˈfɜrsthead·first

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. headfirst, headlongadverb

    with the head foremost

    "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"

  2. headlong, headfirstadverb

    with the head foremost

    "the runner slid headlong into third base"

Wiktionary

  1. headfirstadverb

    With the head in front; headlong

  2. headfirstadjective

    With the head in front; headlong

Webster Dictionary

  1. Headfirstadverb

    alt. of Headforemost

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of headfirst in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of headfirst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of headfirst in a Sentence

  1. Bob Allard:

    If they had simply knocked on the door of the Pott household, apologized, accepted responsibility and jumped headfirst into our quest to educate our youth by, for example, speaking at high schools about the mistakes they made and how this can be prevented, there would be no civil lawsuit.

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