n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : BEHEAD
2 a : to put a head on : fit a head to < head an arrow> b : to form the head or top of <tower head ed by a spire>
3 : to act as leader or head to < head a revolt>
4 a : to get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back b : to take a lead over (as a racehorse) : SURPASS c : to pass (a stream) by going round above the source
5 a : to put something at the head of (as a list) b : to stand as the first or leading member of < head s the list of heroes>
6 : to set the course of < head a ship northward>
7 : to drive (as a soccer ball) with the head
intransitive verb
1 : to form a head <this cabbage head s early>
2 : to point or proceed in a certain direction <the fleet was head ing out>
3 : to have a source : ORIGINATE