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head-on

[ hed-on, -awn ]

adjective

  1. (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost:

    a head-on collision.

  2. facing the direction of forward motion or alignment; frontal.
  3. characterized by direct opposition:

    a head-on confrontation.



adverb

  1. with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:

    She stepped out of the front door and walked head-on into her husband.

head-on

adverb

  1. with the front or fronts foremost

    a head-on collision

  2. with directness or without compromise

    in his usual head-on fashion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of head-on1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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