"headhunt" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: headhunts [present, singular, third-person], headhunting [participle, present], headhunted [participle, past], headhunted [past]
Etymology: From head + hunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|hunt}} head + hunt Head templates: {{en-verb}} headhunt (third-person singular simple present headhunts, present participle headhunting, simple past and past participle headhunted)
  1. (transitive) To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-headhunt-en-verb-a7EHEIBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 31 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 26
  2. (intransitive) To actively recruit executive personnel. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-headhunt-en-verb-b25sdrRx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 31 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 26
  3. (baseball, intransitive) To pitch at a batter's head. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-headhunt-en-verb-2IxHewRj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 31 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 26 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (ice hockey, transitive) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Ice hockey
    Sense id: en-headhunt-en-verb-rnpOCAQY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 31 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 26 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: head-hunt Derived forms: headhunter, headhunting

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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