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English Dictionary: headlong	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for headlong
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headlong adv with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base" Synonym(s): headlong, headfirst at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" Synonym(s): headlong, precipitately in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" Synonym(s): headlong, rashly adj excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" Synonym(s): hasty, headlong with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" Synonym(s): headfirst, headlong
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headlong \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headlong \Head"long\, a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic] Like a tower upon a headlong rock. --Byron.