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1. (adv.) headlong
with the head foremost; headfirst:
to plunge headlong into the water.
2. headlong
without delay; hastily.
3. headlong
without deliberation; rashly.
4. (adj.) headlong
undertaken quickly and suddenly; made precipitately; hasty:
a headlong flight.
5. headlong
done or going with the head foremost.
6. headlong
rash; impetuous.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) hasty, headlong
excessively quick
"made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"
2. (adverb) headfirst, headlong
with the head foremost
"a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
3. (adverb) headlong, headfirst
with the head foremost
"the runner slid headlong into third base"
4. (adverb) headlong, precipitately
at breakneck speed
"burst headlong through the gate"
5. (adverb) headlong, rashly
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
"he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) headlong
rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly
2. (adj) headlong
steep; precipitous
3. headlong
with the head foremost; as, to fall headlong
4. headlong
rashly; precipitately; without deliberation
5. headlong
hastily; without delay or respite
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Sense: moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front
a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.
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 Afrikaans: kop eerste |
 Arabic: رأسيّا، باتجاه الرأس |
 Bulgarian: стремителен |
 Brazilian: de cabeça |
 Czech: střemhlav |
 German: kopfüber |
 Danish: på hovedet |
 Greek: με το κεφάλι |
 Spanish: de cabeza |
 Estonian: pea ees |
 Farsi: سربه جلو |
 Finnish: pää edellä |
 French: tête baissée, la tête la |
 Hebrew: נָפַל/קָפַץ כְּשֶרֹאשוֹ ק |
 Hindi: सिर आगे की तरफ किए आग या |
 Croatian: naglavce |
 Hungarian: fejjel előre |
 Indonesian: kepala dulu |
 Icelandic: á höfuðið |
 Italian: a testa avanti, a capofit |
 Japanese: まっさかさまの[] |
 Korean: 곤두박이로 |
 Lithuanian: galva (pirmyn,žemyn) |
 Latvian: ar galvu pa priekšu |
 Malay: kepala dahulu |
 Dutch: voorover |
 Norwegian: hodekulls |
 Polish: głową naprzód |
 Persian: سربه جلو |
 Pashto: بېړه ناك ، تلوارى، په بېړ |
 Portuguese: de cabeça |
 Romanian: cu capulînainte |
 Russian: вниз головой |
 Slovak: strmhlav |
 Slovenian: na glavo |
 Serbian: naglavačke |
 Swedish: på huvudet, huvudstupa, m |
 Thai: โดยเอาหัวมาก่อน |
 Turkish: balıklama |
 Taiwanese: 頭往前的/地 |
 Ukrainian: головою вперед |
 Urdu: آگے یا نیچے کی طرف سر کے |
 Vietnamese: với đầu đưa ra trước |
 Chinese: 头向前的（地） |
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