SkyfireDict

headlong   (TTS Sound)

The adj headlong has 2 senses

• hasty, headlong -- (excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell")


• headfirst, headlong -- (with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool")

The adv headlong has 3 senses

• headlong, headfirst -- (with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base")


• headlong, precipitately -- (at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate")


• headlong, rashly -- (in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin")