[
US
/ˈhɛdˈfɝst/
]
[ UK /hɛdfˈɜːst/ ]
[ UK /hɛdfˈɜːst/ ]
ADVERB
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with the head foremost
the runner slid headlong into third base
ADJECTIVE
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with the head foremost
a headlong dive into the pool
a headfirst plunge down the stairs
How To Use headfirst In A Sentence
- Show me a spec that at least two other vendors support and I’m in headfirst. More than a common export format « Scripting News Annex
- In reality we so often find ourselves headfirst in the snow. Times, Sunday Times
- LXG does not rise above the mediocre, diving headfirst into tired clichés and boring stunt work, made more annoying by the brutal dialogue.
- Diving in headfirst and exposing yourself to it will at least make the anxiety die down a bit, if not eliminate it altogether. The Quetzal Quill (and the Henny Penny Syndrome) : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
- You shouldn't rush headfirst into starting your own business without proper advice.
- When disturbed, they dive headfirst under water, or they sink slowly into the water until only their heads are above water, like submarine periscopes.
- Attempting a vault, her right foot missed the springboard and she crashed headfirst at full speed into the horse.
- Shimoyo's face hardened with determination, and with a single quick movement and flick of her wings, she rotated her body into a headfirst dive.
- Suddenly the bird plunges its head into the water to catch the fish in its bill crosswise. Then, if the fish is less than one half the length of its bill, it swallows it whole after manipulating it to go down its throat headfirst.
- I began to tumble—headfirst into the darkness—and yanked myself backward. Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear