heads up

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heads up

interjection

  1. idiomatic Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention! Heads up! I'm about to let go.

    Similar: look out!, look sharp!, watch it!, watch out!, avast [⇒ thesaurus]!, beware!, blackfriars!, cave!, cheese it!, heads up!, hey up!, hist!

noun heads ups

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of heads-up

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of head up

adjective

  1. not comparable Containing only two players.

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intj warning

Españoltate, epa, épale, to, alerta, avisón
PortuguêsAtenção!
Françaisattention
DeutschAchtung
Русскийосторожно ostorožno

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@misc{heads_up_2026,
  title = {heads up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heads%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}