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heading off at the pass

heading off at the pass is the present participle and gerund 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 heading off at the pass

What is heading off at the pass the present participle and gerund of?
Heading off at the pass is the present participle and gerund of head off at the pass.

Words near heading off at the pass in the dictionary

  1. headiness
  2. headinesses
  3. heading
  4. heading for the hills
  5. heading off
  6. heading off at the pass
  7. heading out
  8. heading south
  9. heading up
  10. Headingley
  11. headings

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