Definitions for: Headlong


[adv] with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
[adv] in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
[adv] at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"
[adj] with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
[adj] excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"



Webster (1913) Definition: Head"long` (?; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge;
prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]
1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. --Acts i.
18.

2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.

3. Hastily; without delay or respite.


Head"long, a.
1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.

2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]

Like a tower upon a headlong rock. --Byron.

Synonyms: forward, hasty, headfirst, headfirst, hurried, precipitately, rashly

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