Definition of header
1 : one that removes heads; especially : a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon
2a : a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wallb : a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or raftersc : a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : linteld : a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits opene : a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)
3 : a fall or dive headfirst took a header into the pool
4 : a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball
5a : head 15a(1)b : information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document — compare footer 2
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Examples of header in a Sentence
She tripped on the rock and took a header.
He scored with a header past the goalie.
Recent Examples of header from the Web
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The first three Wawa stores in Palm Beach opened in March during a triple header grand opening event at two Palm Spring locations and one in Riviera Beach.
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Dealing with their first double-header of the season, the Aberdeen IronBirds found themselves in Lowell, Mass. Monday evening to battle the Spinners in New York-Penn League play.
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Miazga, a Chelsea defender playing his first international match since May 2016, had an open header near a post and scored his first goal in three national team appearances.
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New Orleans' lone goal came off a Jon Evans cross that Tony Judice finished with a header with under 10 minutes to go before halftime.
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The header of the transcript issued Saturday described Xi as president of the Republic of China.
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Cameroon captain Benjamin Moukandjo curled a free-kick narrowly off target in the 67th, while Chile had another chance when Mauricio Isla's header went narrowly wide at a corner.
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Against Crew SC, Konig hustled to turn a loose ball into what amounted to a secondary assist on Djiby's famous game-winning header (the actual assist went to left back Justin Hoyte).
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After dominating for most of the first 30 minutes, Pittsburgh settled into the game and started creating chances, culminating in a header on goal from Riverhounds forward Kevin Kerr that was ultimately ruled offside.
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First Known Use of header
15th century
HEADER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of header for English Language Learners
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: a word, phrase, etc., that is placed at the beginning of a document, passage, etc., or at the top of a page
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: a fall in which your head hits the ground
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soccer : a shot or pass made by hitting the ball with your head
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