[ US /ˈhɛdˌzəp/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. fully alert and watchful
    played heads-up ball
NOUN
  1. a warning message
    he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney
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How To Use heads-up In A Sentence

  • But Meachem provided the timely big plays with a 44-yard score off a fumble return just before halftime, when he stripped Kareem Moore on a runback of an interception — perhaps the most heads-up play of the entire NFL season. NFL Replay: Meachem's clutch plays lifting Saints to rare air
  • Indeed, one lives among all the other creatures that lurk day and night, which means walking out of your suite and running into impala, duiker, warthogs, vervet monkeys and the occasional leopard don't worry the staff will give you a heads-up if one is on the prowl. Maria Russo: A Rare Safari in South Africa (PHOTOS)
  • There was "Beacon," an aggressive campaign using people's purchasing habits to cast them in personalized ads, without a heads-up, let alone royalties. Ari Melber: The Social Network: Because People Like Being Alone Together
  • Can anyone seriously believe that when the investigations began to happen, nobody gave the operatives a heads-up?
  • While a tag nabbed Ortiz, heads-up baserunning saw Norris slip into third while Hosmer took second on the fielder's choice. OurSports Central Baseball News
  • played heads-up ball
  • But you've already made a partial payment by giving me a heads-up on this Sarah Connor thing. T2: INFILTRATOR
  • The control panels have a high-tech look, and you can toggle the heads-up on and off during your flight.
  • Imagine tossing a coin until it lands heads-up, and suppose that the payoff grows exponentially according to the number of tosses you make.
  • he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney
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