1. (

• head

) to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" ;

2. (

• head ,
• lead

) be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" ;

3. (

• lead ,
• head ,

) travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" ;

4. (

• head ,
• head_up

) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class" ;

5. (

• steer ,
• maneuver ,
• manoeuver ,
• manoeuvre ,
• direct ,
• point ,
• head ,
• guide ,
• channelize ,
• channelise ,

) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling ;

6. (

• head ,

) take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" ;

7. (

• head

) be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president" ;

8. (

• head ,

) form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year" ;

9. (

• head

) remove the head of; "head the fish" ;

1. (

• headed

) having a heading or course in a certain direction; "westward headed wagons" ;

2. (

• headed ,

) having a heading or caption; "a headed column"; "headed notepaper" ;

3. (

• headed ,

) having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination; "headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot" ;

4. (

• headed

) of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages" ;