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Meanings of headfirst in English

With the head foremost.

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Examples for "headlong"
Examples for "headlong"
1
I ran out of the room; I rushed headlong down the stairs.
The Legacy of Cain
2
He pitched the carbine away and lost all control in headlong flight.
Desert Gold
3
But the fight had begun; and I threw myself into it headlong.
The Teeth of the Tiger
4
They surge backward and forward; then they rush headlong down the streets.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
5
The shattered broken remains of the Guard were driven in headlong rout.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
Usage of headfirst in English
1
It is important that they come out headfirst; I don't know why.
The red queen
2
All those young people, felled in groups, falling headfirst into shallow graves.
A disobedient girl: a novel
3
A few days later, she skied headfirst into a tree and died.
All the pretty dead girls
4
The water may be too deep for us to jump in headfirst.
Enigma of China
5
His arms shot forward, and he plunged headfirst into the tossing waters.
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
6
The Draw: The headfirst free-float makes up for the relatively low speed.
Wired
7
I must have gone headfirst into a tree and knocked myself out.
The Name of the Wind
8
He plummeted headfirst: My forehead took a direct hit to a jug.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
I reached him just as he crawled, headfirst, through the broken window.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
10
Seconds later, she was flying headfirst over the top of the wall.
Mistress of the game
11
Making a run for the open window, he dived through it headfirst.
Mistress of the game
12
Straight afterwards I got bundled off the stage, headfirst into the crowd.
The Guardian
13
He managed only a few steps before pitching headfirst to the ground.
The grail king
14
The next he knew he was outside, flying headfirst through the fog.
A feast for crows
15
Rivka gasped as if I'd stuck her headfirst in the icy lake.
Body work
16
Ayla dove through the tunnel headfirst, as though she were swimming underwater.
The Shelters of Stone
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Headfirst through the time
Headfirst across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common