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head first

/hɛd.fɜːst/ UK
/hɛd.fɝst/ US

adverb more head first · most head first · head-first

With the head first or foremost. I shot head first off of the bank like a frog, clothes and all on, and struck out for the canoe.
Similar: headlong · Opposite: feet first, footling, footling breech

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@misc{head_first_2026,
  title = {head first},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head%20first},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}