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heads-up

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) heads-up (adjective)
  2. 2) heads-up (noun)
  3. heads up (interjection)
  4. head up (verb)

1heads–up

adj \ˈhedz-ˈəp\

Definition of HEADS-UP

: alert, resourceful <heads–up football>
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First Known Use of HEADS-UP

1947

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