Antonyms for head up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hed |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɛd |
- abandon
- acquiesce
- agree
- allow
- cease
- chance
- comply
- consent
- deny
- diverge
- end
- fail
- finish
- follow
- forego
- forsake
- frustrate
- give up
- give way
- go after
- halt
- jump in
- leave
- let go
- lose
- misdirect
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- neglect
- obey
- permit
- refuse
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- risk
- rush
- serve
- stand
- stop
- submit
- surrender
- walk
- withhold
- yield
Definition of head up
Origin :- "to be at the head or in the lead," c.1200, from head (n.). Meaning "to direct the head (toward)" is from c.1600. Related: headed, heading. The earliest use of the word as a verb meant "behead" (Old English heafdian). Verbal phrase head up "supervise, direct" is attested by 1930.
- As in precede : verb go ahead of
- As in preside : verb be in authority
- As in reign : verb have power over; prevail
- As in run : verb manage, supervise
- As in predate : verb precede
- As in administer : verb manage an organization or effort
- As in control : verb have charge of
- As in direct : verb manage, oversee
- As in govern : verb take control; rule
- Harriet was "tony" because she walked with her elbows in and her head up.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I can never hold my head up again—I can't bear the disgrace.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- He held his head up, and looked at Cornish with a steady glance.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- You ought to let people see you're still holding your head up because you ARE.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- He had ceased from his growling and stood, head up, looking into their faces.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- The Archdeacon was there with his head up, talking loudly to Lady Robert.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Seth jerked his victim's head up and down, by way of illustration.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And with that bolstering thought he brought his head up sharply.
- Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
- He saw the man jerk his head up, fling his arms forward, and drop the kriss.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- Miss Haldin walked by my side, her head up in scornful and angry silence.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for head up
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- antecede
- antedate
- anticipate
- assume command
- be ahead of
- be at the head of
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- be in saddle
- be in the driver's seat
- be in the saddle
- be supreme
- boss
- bully
- call
- call the shots
- call the signals
- captain
- carry on
- carry out
- chair
- come first
- command
- conduct
- control
- control the affairs of
- coordinate
- crack the whip
- deal with
- dictate
- direct
- discipline
- dispose
- do the honors
- dominate
- domineer
- execute
- exercise authority
- forerun
- foreshadow
- go before
- go in advance
- govern
- guide
- handle
- harbinger
- have a head start
- have the say
- head
- head up
- helm
- herald
- hold dominion
- hold office
- hold power
- hold purse strings
- hold sway
- hold sway over
- hold the reins
- in space
- influence
- instruct
- introduce
- keep
- lay down the law
- lead
- light the way
- look after
- manage
- manipulate
- obtain
- occupy
- occupy throne
- officiate
- operate
- ordain
- order
- outrank
- overlook
- overrule
- oversee
- own
- pace
- pave the way
- pilot
- pioneer
- predate
- predominate
- preexist
- preface
- preponderate
- presage
- preside over
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- push buttons
- quarterback
- rank
- regiment
- regulate
- reign
- reign over
- render
- ride herd on
- ring in
- rule
- rule the roost
- run
- run ahead
- run the show
- run things
- scout
- serve the people
- shepherd
- sit
- sit on top of
- steer
- subject
- subjugate
- superabound
- superintend
- supervise
- sway
- take care of
- take precedence
- take the reins
- time
- tyrannize
- usher
- wear the crown
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