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head-on

[hed-on, -awn] / ˈhɛdˈɒn, -ˈɔn /




ADVERB
headfirst
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It had a great name, it was bright orange and it had a pig’s head on the front.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

An ice pack was also laid on the floor for Mensik to rest his head on like a pillow.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Smacking his head on a lamppost while chasing one woman and ogling another, Damien is transported to a parallel universe in which women don’t just run the world, the nature of the sexes has flipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Many of them compel me to yank my hair out, bang my head on the table, or do both simultaneously — if that’s possible.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Outside, Francey slept against the wall with his brothers, and Paddy the fiddler was snoring with his head on his case.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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