headed

Definition

  • adjective: having a head or heads of a specified type or number
  • adjective: having a head or a 'heading'
  • usually used in combination with another adjective
  • synonyms: capitate, capitellate, kerned

Examples

  • Where are you 'heading'? = Where are you 'headed'? [=where are you going?]

  • The research committee was 'headed up' by several leading scientists.

  • If you keep acting like this, you'll be 'heading/headed for' trouble!

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...who crawled through a river of shit... ...and came out clean on the other side. Andy Dufresne... ...headed for the Pacific. Hadley's got him by the throat, right? He says, "l believe this boy's about to have himself an accident." Those of us who knew him best (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption