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headhunted

headhunted is the simple past and past participle of headhunt.

Meaning of headhunt

Verb

headhunt (third-person singular simple present headhunts, present participle headhunting, simple past and past participle headhunted)

  1. (transitive) To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
  2. (intransitive) To actively recruit executive personnel.
  3. (intransitive) To pitch at a batter's head.
    • There's a brawl on the field because the pitcher has been headhunting throughout the game.
  4. (transitive) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.

Questions about headhunted

What is headhunted the simple past and past participle of?
Headhunted is the simple past and past participle of headhunt.

Words near headhunted in the dictionary

  1. headhigh
  2. headhood
  3. headhouse
  4. headhouses
  5. headhunt
  6. headhunted
  7. headhunter
  8. headhunters
  9. headhunting
  10. headhuntings
  11. headhunts

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