heads-up
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heads-up
- /ˌhɛdzˈʌp/
noun heads-up · heads-ups · heads up · headsup
- A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler. Send everyone a heads-up about the inspection tomorrow.
- Involving two players. (usually said when there are only two players in the table; or, when all players except two folded) There were only two of us, so we started playing heads-up.
adjective more heads-up · most heads-up · heads up · headsup
- With head directly above the neck, eyes front. A heads-up posture meant the pilot couldn't pay attention to his instruments.
- Alert; vigilant Getting those marbles off the red carpet was a real heads-up move.
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noun warning or call to pay attention; (advisory) notice of what is to happen
| Español | aldabonazo, aldabada, animadvertencia (desus.) |
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| Français | rappel, alerte, avertissement |
| Deutsch | Aufgepasst!, Achtung!, Vorwarnung, Bescheid, Hinweis |
| Русский | предупреждение predupreždenije |
adj with head directly above the neck, eyes front
| Deutsch | aufrecht, Kopf im Nacken und Augen geradeaus |
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adj alert; vigilant
| Deutsch | wachsam, hellwach, aufmerksam, alert, aufgeweckt, flink |
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Talk about this word "heads-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heads-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heads-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heads-up "heads-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heads-up.
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@misc{heads_up_2026,
title = {heads-up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heads-up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
