"head up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: heads up [present, singular, third-person], heading up [participle, present], headed up [participle, past], headed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} head up (third-person singular simple present heads up, present participle heading up, simple past and past participle headed up)
  1. (transitive) To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of. Tags: transitive Translations (lead or take the lead): být v čele (Czech), encabezar (Galician), encabeçar (Portuguese), возгла́вить (vozglávitʹ) (Russian), encabezar [transitive] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-head_up-en-verb-1uhk2hYF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 26 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 70 18 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 66 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of 'lead or take the lead': 95 3 2
  2. (transitive) To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it. Tags: transitive Related terms: heads up
    Sense id: en-head_up-en-verb-9LZYE23v
  3. (nautical) To turn towards the wind Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-head_up-en-verb-4jib1gVx Topics: nautical, transport
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        "(transitive) To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of."
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        "(nautical) To turn towards the wind"
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        "(nautical) To turn towards the wind"
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