heads-up in English dictionary

  • heads-up

    Meanings and definitions of "heads-up"

    • (chiefly US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice.
    • With head directly above the neck, eyes front.
    • Alert; vigilant
    • adjective
      With head directly above the neck, eyes front.
    • adjective
      Alert; vigilant
    • noun
      (chiefly US, idiomatic)
      A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen.
    • noun
      (poker)
      Involving two players. (usually said when there are only two players in the table; or, when all players except two folded)
    • adjective
      fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"
    • noun
      a warning message; "he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney"

    Synonyms of "heads-up" in English dictionary

    alert, wide-awake, warning are the top synonyms of "heads-up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of heads-up

    • heads-up ( comparative more heads-up, superlative most heads-up)
    • heads-up ( plural  heads-up  or heads-ups)
    • heads-up (comparative more heads-up, superlative most heads-up)
    • heads-up (plural heads-up or heads-ups)

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