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

  head-on \head-on\ adj.
     1. characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on
        confrontation.
  
     Syn: head-to-head.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head-on
        fashion; to meet a problem head-on.
  
     Syn: downright, flat-footed, forthright, foursquare,
          straightforward.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Meeting front to front; used mostly of collisions between
        vehicles; as, a head-on automobile collision.
  
     Syn: frontal.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  head-on
       adj 1: characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on
              confrontation"
       2: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on
          collision" [syn: {frontal}]
       adv 1: in direct opposition; directly; "we must meet the problem
              head-on"
       2: with the front foremost; "the cars collided head-on"

















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