HEADFIRST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headfirst mean? 

• HEADFIRST (adjective)
  The adjective HEADFIRST has 1 sense:

1. with the head foremost

  Familiarity information: HEADFIRST used as an adjective is very rare.

• HEADFIRST (adverb)
  The adverb HEADFIRST has 1 sense:

1. with the head foremost

  Familiarity information: HEADFIRST used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEADFIRST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the head foremost

Synonyms:

headfirst; headlong

Context example:

a headlong dive into the pool

Similar:

forward (at or near or directed toward the front)

• HEADFIRST (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the head foremost

Synonyms:

headfirst; headlong

Context example:

the runner slid headlong into third base

 Context examples 

Instantly, Sir What's-his-name recovered himself, pitched the tyrant out of the window, and turned to join the lady, victorious, but with a bump on his brow, found the door locked, tore up the curtains, made a rope ladder, got halfway down when the ladder broke, and he went headfirst into the moat, sixty feet below.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)