I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: head (I) + line
1. : headrope 2, 3
2. : head fast
3.
a. : head 17a(1)
b. : a head of a newspaper story or article usually printed in large type and devised to summarize, give essential information about, or interest readers in reading the story or article that follows
c. : banner 4
II. transitive verb
1. : to provide (as a news story) with a headline
the editor headlined the story quickly
— often followed by a specified headline as a complementary object
headlined the story Man Bites Dog
2. : to publicize highly in or as if in headlines
a headlined hero of World War II
3. : to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)
a blues singer headlined the floor show
III. verb
intransitive verb
: to be featured as a leading performer
headlineing in all the large halls from coast to coast — Ed McCormack