Definitions for heading
ˈhɛd ɪŋhead·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading, header, head(noun)

   a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

   "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

2. bearing, heading, aim(noun)

   the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

3. drift, heading, gallery(noun)

   a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

   "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading(Noun)

   The title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.

2. heading(Noun)

   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)

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Heading

   of Head

2. Heading(noun)

   the act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head

3. Heading(noun)

   that which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper

4. Heading(noun)

   material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc

5. Heading(noun)

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

6. Heading(noun)

   the extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch

7. Heading(noun)

   that end of a stone or brick which is presented outward

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heading

   Heading is a metalworking process which incorporates the forging, extruding and upsetting process. It is often performed in the cold state, resulting in cold working. This process produces a near net shape workpiece, which means the final product is almost finished. An important consideration in heading is the tendency for the bar to buckle if its unsupported length to diameter ratio is too high. This ratio usually is limited to less than 3:1 but with appropriate dies, it can be higher. Older machines are known as single-stroke headers, while newer machines are known as double-stroke headers, because they have two strokes; one stroke moves the workpiece into the machine and the second heads the workpiece.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading

   As to ships in company, one advancing by sail or steam faster than another heads her.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heading

   A line of text within a document.

   The heading of the document was important.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4818

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4232

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heading' in Nouns Frequency: #1957

How to pronounce heading?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say heading in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heading in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of heading in a Sentence

1. El Hillo:

   So it is safe to assume that more people will be heading to Europe, and rightly so, because the countries that have so generously been hosting these refugees – Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt - are also reaching  - in the case of some of them - a breaking point.

2. Simon Chadwick:

   If the EU prompts such a change then we will effectively be heading towards a free market for labor in the European Union, as we know, the view is that markets regulate themselves, one consequence being that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Another view is that markets are unpredictable, hence the old certainties many in football are used to could disappear.

3. John Johnston:

   We're heading into probably an intermediate correction.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   We are heading out of town and we were told to stop by and get some good stuff to take with us.

5. John Saucer:

   When producers are heading into redeterminations - all of a sudden, you've done something to shore up your potential borrowing base.

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