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head·line

(hĕd′līn′)

1. The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.

2. often headlines An important or sensational piece of news.

3. A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.

tr.v. head·lined, head·lin·ing, head·lines

1. To supply (a page or passage) with a headline.

a. To present or promote as a headliner: The Palace Theater headlines a magician.

b. To serve as the headliner of: He headlines the bill.

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headline

(ˈhɛdˌlaɪn)

1. (Journalism & Publishing)

a. a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type

b. a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc

2. (Broadcasting) (usually plural) the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end

3. (Journalism & Publishing) hit the headlines to become prominent in the news

4. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline

5. (Theatre) to have top billing (in)

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head•line

(ˈhɛdˌlaɪn)

n.

1. a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter.

2. the largest such heading on the front page, usu. at the top.

3. the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.

v.t.

4. to furnish with a headline; head.

5. to mention or name in a headline.

6. to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).

7. to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.).

v.i.

8. to be the star of an entertainment.

[1620–30]

title

– headline

1. 'title'

The title of a book, play, painting, or piece of music is its name.

He wrote a book with the title 'The Castle'.

'Walk under Ladders' is the title of her new play.

2. 'headline'

Don't refer to the words printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper report as a 'title'. You call them a headline.

All the headlines are about the Ridley affair.

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Noun	1.	headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article newspaper headline newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" header, heading, head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead, stepped line - a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right screamer - a sensational newspaper headline banner, streamer - a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
Verb	1.	headline - publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline advertise, publicise, publicize, advertize - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
	2.	headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline publishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

headline

noun heading, title, caption, headline banner I'm sick of reading headlines involving sex scandals.

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headline

noun

A term or terms in large type introducing a text:

head, heading.

Translations

عُنْوان رئيسيعُنْوَانٌ رَئِيسِيّ

titulek

overskrift

Schlagzeile Überschrift

τίτλος εφημερίδας

titular cabecera

otsikko

manchette titre en-tête gros titre

naslov

fyrirsögn

titolo intitolare

見出し

큰 표제

naslovi pomembnejših novic

rubrik

หัวข่าว

başlık

tiêu đề

大字标题

headline

[ˈhedlaɪn]

A. N (in newspaper) → titular m, cabecera f
the (news) headlines (TV, Rad) → el resumen de las noticias
to hit or make the headlines → salir en primera plana

B. VT → anunciar con titulares

C. CPD headline news N → noticia f de cabecera
to be headline news → ser noticia de cabecera
to make headline news → salir en primera plana
headline rate N the headline rate of inflation → la tasa de inflación (calculada con variables como el tipo de interés hipotecario)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

headline

[ˈhɛdlaɪn]

n → titre m
the headlines → les gros titres
to hit the headlines → faire les gros titres

vt [+ show, concert] → être tête d'affiche deheadline-grabbing adj → accrocheur/euseheadline news n
to be headline news → faire les gros titres

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

headline

[ˈhɛdˌlaɪn] n (in newspaper) → titolo (TV, Radio) headlines npl (main points) → sommario
to hit the headlines → far titolo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

head

(hed) noun

1. the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body. The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.

2. a person's mind. An idea came into my head last night.

3. the height or length of a head. The horse won by a head.

4. the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc). Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.

5. anything that is like a head in shape or position. the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.

6. the place where a river, lake etc begins. the head of the Nile.

7. the top, or the top part, of anything. Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.

8. the front part. He walked at the head of the procession.

9. a particular ability or tolerance. He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.

10. a headmaster or headmistress. You'd better ask the Head.

11. (for) one person. This dinner costs $10 a head.

12. a headland. Beachy Head.

13. the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.

verb

1. to go at the front of or at the top of (something). The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?

2. to be in charge of; to be the leader of. He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.

3. (often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction. The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!

4. to put or write something at the beginning of. His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.

5. (in football) to hit the ball with the head. He headed the ball into the goal.

-headed

having (a certain number or type of) head(s). a two-headed monster; a bald-headed man.

ˈheader noun

1. a fall or dive forwards. He slipped and took a header into the mud.

2. (in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head. He scored with a great header.

ˈheading noun

what is written at the top of a page etc. The teacher said that essays must have a proper heading.

heads noun, adverb

(on) the side of a coin with the head of a king, president etc on it. He tossed the penny and it came down heads.

ˈheadache noun

1. a pain in the head. Bright lights give me a headache.

2. something worrying. Lack of money is a real headache.

ˈheadband noun

a strip of material worn round the head to keep one's hair off one's face.

ˈhead-dress noun

something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head. The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.

ˌheadˈfirst adverb

with one's head in front or bent forward. He fell headfirst into a pool of water.

ˈheadgear noun

anything that is worn on the head. Hats, caps and helmets are headgear.

ˈheadlamp noun

a headlight.

ˈheadland noun

a point of land which sticks out into the sea.

ˈheadlight noun

a powerful light at or on the front of a car, lorry, train, ship, aeroplane etc. As it was getting dark, the driver switched on his headlights.

ˈheadline noun

the words written in large letters at the top of newspaper articles. I never read a paper in detail – I just glance at the headlines.

ˈheadlines noun plural

a brief statement of the most important items of news, on television or radio. the news headlines.

ˈheadlong adjective, adverb

1. moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front. a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.

2. (done) without thought or delay, often foolishly. a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.

head louse

a type of louse that infests the human head.

headˈmaster – feminine headˈmistress – noun

the person in charge of a school; the principal.

ˌhead-ˈon adverb, adjective

(usually of cars etc) with the front of one car etc hitting the front of another car etc. a head-on collision; The two cars crashed head-on.

ˈheadphones noun plural

(also ˈearphones) a pair of electronic instruments held over a person's ears, by a metal band over the head, which are connected to a radio. a set of headphones.

ˌheadˈquarters noun singular or plural

(often abbreviated to HQ (eitʃˈkjuː) noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization. During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.

ˈheadrest noun

a sort of small cushion which supports a person's head, eg as fitted to a dentist's chair, a car seat.

ˈheadscarf, ˈheadsquare nouns

a usually square scarf worn by women over or round the head.

ˈheadstone noun

a stone put at a grave, usually with the name of the dead person on it, the date of his birth and death etc.

ˈheadstrong adjective

(of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want. a headstrong, obstinate child.

ˈheadwind noun

a wind which is blowing towards one.

above someone's head

too difficult (for someone) to understand. His lecture was well above their heads.

go to someone's head

1. (of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk. Champagne always goes to my head.

2. (of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc. Don't let success go to your head.

head off

1. to make (a person, animal etc) change direction. One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.

2. to go in some direction. He headed off towards the river.

head over heels

1. completely. He fell head over heels in love.

2. turning over completely; headfirst. He fell head over heels into a pond.

heads or tails?

used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something. Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.

keep one's head

to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.

lose one's head

to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis.

make head or tail of

to understand. I can't make head or tail of these instructions.

make headway

to make progress. We're not making much headway with this new scheme.

off one's head

mad. You must be off your head to work for nothing.

headline

→ عُنْوَانٌ رَئِيسِيّ titulek overskrift Schlagzeile τίτλος εφημερίδας titular otsikko titre naslov titolo 見出し 큰 표제 krantenkop overskrift nagłówek cabeçalho, manchete заголовок rubrik หัวข่าว başlık tiêu đề 大字标题

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The reading-matter is compressed into two hundred and five small-pica lines, and is lighted up with eight pica headlines. The bill of fare is as follows: First, under a pica headline, to enforce attention and respect, is a four-line sermon urging mankind to remember that, although they are pilgrims here below, they are yet heirs of heaven; and that "When they depart from earth they soar to heaven." Perhaps a four-line sermon in a Saturday paper is the sufficient German equivalent of the eight or ten columns of sermons which the New-Yorkers get in their Monday morning papers.

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I know it is the practice of journalists to put the end of the story at the beginning and call it a headline. I know that journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

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"This foot," he cried, "will make a great headline."

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In the afternoon papers the first headline that caught Watson's eye was: "CARTER WATSON ACQUITTED." In the second paper it was: "CARTER WATSON ESCAPES A FINE." But what capped everything was the one beginning: "CARTER WATSON A GOOD FELLOW." In the text he read how Judge Witberg had advised both fighters to shake hands, which they promptly did.

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It's the -- the -- Gentlemen, if you'll only pull ahead, and let me heave you the headline, you won't have to come a-near the raft -- please do."

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Professor Munchausen--how's that for an inset headline? Sir John Mandeville redivivus--Cagliostro--all the imposters and bullies in history.

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The early editions of the evening papers had startled London with enormous headlines:

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The different divisions of that kind of news are set down in their order, which varies but slightly in its arrangement of concise headlines. And first comes "Speakings" - reports of ships met and signalled at sea, name, port, where from, where bound for, so many days out, ending frequently with the words "All well." Then come "Wrecks and Casualties" - a longish array of paragraphs, unless the weather has been fair and clear, and friendly to ships all over the world.

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Framed upon the wall of my sanctum I retain those magnificent headlines:--

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Its headlines began where I heard the buzzing leave off the night before.

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Then, 'Remarkable Behaviour of an Eminent Scientist,' I heard the Editor say, thinking (after his wont) in headlines. And this brought my attention back to the bright dinner-table.

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For many generations New York had taken no heed of war, save as a thing that happened far away, that affected prices and supplied the newspapers with exciting headlines and pictures.