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headed off at the pass

headed off at the pass is the simple past and past participle of head off at the pass.

Meaning of head off at the pass

Verb

head off at the pass (third-person singular simple present heads off at the pass, present participle heading off at the pass, simple past and past participle headed off at the pass)

  1. (transitive) To endeavor to catch someone or something as they pass a specific, known point, as at a pass between mountains.
  2. (transitive) To forestall (something).

Questions about headed off at the pass

What is headed off at the pass the simple past and past participle of?
Headed off at the pass is the simple past and past participle of head off at the pass.

Words near headed off at the pass in the dictionary

  1. headectomies
  2. headectomy
  3. headed
  4. headed for the hills
  5. headed off
  6. headed off at the pass
  7. headed out
  8. headed south
  9. headed up
  10. headedly
  11. headedness

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