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head-on

[ hed-on, -awn ]

adjective

  1. (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost:

    a head-on collision.

  2. facing the direction of forward motion or alignment; frontal.
  3. characterized by direct opposition:

    a head-on confrontation.



adverb

  1. with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:

    She stepped out of the front door and walked head-on into her husband.

head-on

adverb

  1. with the front or fronts foremost

    a head-on collision

  2. with directness or without compromise

    in his usual head-on fashion

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of head-on1

An Americanism dating back to 1830鈥40
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McKinney said he plans 鈥渢o take the fight to them head-on,鈥 condemning Democrats who 鈥減ut corporate interests over our communities鈥 and who can鈥檛 be 鈥渃lear-eyed鈥 about the influence of Republican donors in Democratic politics.

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鈥淪tar Wars鈥 ends with victory and medals, but the Dark Side is rarely beaten head-on.

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House 鈥 we are also focused on supporting younger Democrats who are running in competitive races that could help us gain a majority, because we obviously want to take on big Republicans head-on as well.

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Two children, their father and his partner were unlawfully killed when they crashed head-on with a car being driven the wrong way on a motorway by a suicidal man, a coroner has ruled.

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鈥淭hat aspect of things needs to be taken head-on because libraries fundamentally are constitutional organizations already,鈥 Chrastka said.

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