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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A triple-header at Dallas Baptist University, which included five Tarrant County teams, was washed out.
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Fanendo Adi had a tremendous chance to score in first half stoppage time, but sent an open header off the post.
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David Villa’s run in the 16th minute set up Jack Harrison’s tap-in to open the scoring for N.Y.C.F.C. N.Y.C.F.C. took a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute on Miguel Camargo’s header.
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Shkëlzen Gashi delivered a beautiful ball into the penalty box and Kortne Ford’s header was well-placed to the right of Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia, who had no chance.
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Note • Junior Bailey White scored on a header in the 80th minute as the Cedarcrest Red Wolves (20-4-1) tied their best finish in school history by claiming third place with a 2-1 victory over Mountlake Terrace.
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In the 57th minute, Sobol doubled the Hornets' lead with a header off a corner kick into the left corner of the net.
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Erin Sweda headed Ryan Gareis' serve to Hailey Furio, whose header barely eluded Metea goalkeeper Amy Ahern.
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That lesson, however, is not to invent another Esperanto, but to realize that our bitstreams will be in different languages, which need some standard headers.
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First Known Use of header
15th century
HEADER Defined for English Language Learners
header
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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