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A keyword: an important word to learn head1   Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 BODY the part of your body above your neck which contains your brain, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc and on which your hair grows
He fell and hit his head on the table.
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2 MIND your mind
All these thoughts were going round in my head.

3 ORGANIZATION the person who is in charge of an organization
Her father is the head of an oil company.

4 SCHOOL (ALSO head teacher ) UK the person in charge of a school
You'll have to ask the head if you can have a day off school.

5 FRONT/TOP the front or top part of something
Who is that at the head of the table?

6 £10/$6, etc a head costing £10/$6, etc for each person
The meal costs £20 a head.

7 heads the side of a coin that has a picture of someone's head on it
Heads or tails?

8 be banging your head against a brick wall
to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation
I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall.

9 come to a head
If a problem or disagreement comes to a head, it becomes so bad that you have to start dealing with it.

10 go over sb's head
to be too difficult for someone to understand
All this talk about philosophy went right over my head.

11 go to your head
If something that you have achieved goes to your head, it makes you too proud.
Fame and fortune had gone to his head.

12 hang your head (in shame)
to look ashamed or embarrassed

13 keep your head
to stay calm in a difficult situation

14 lose your head
to stop being calm in a difficult situation

15 raise/rear its ugly head
If a problem or something unpleasant raises its ugly head, it becomes a problem that people have to deal with.

16 laugh/shout/scream, etc your head off
to laugh/shout/scream, etc very much and very loudly
See also: hit the nail on the head, a roof over your head, off the top of your head

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