Headfirst

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Headfirst \Head`first"\ (h[e^]d"f[~e]rst`), Headforemost
  \Head`fore"most`\ (h[e^]d`f[=o]r"m[=o]st`), adv.
     With the head foremost; -- of motion.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  headfirst
       adj : with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the
             stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: {headlong}]
       adv : with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third
             base" [syn: {headlong}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "headfirst":
     a corps perdu, abruptly, carelessly, desperately, furiously,
     happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headforemost, headlong,
     heedlessly, heels over head, helter-skelter, holus-bolus,
     hotheadedly, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, impetuously, impulsively,
     like crazy, like mad, madly, overeagerly, overenthusiastically,
     overzealously, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously,
     ramble-scramble, rashly, recklessly, slam-bang, slap-bang,
     slapdash, suddenly, wantonly, wildly