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heads-up

/ˌhɛdzˈʌp/

heads-up noun: a warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.

Noun

heads-up (plural heads-up or heads-ups)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.
    • Send everyone a heads-up about the inspection tomorrow.
  2. Involving two players. (usually said when there are only two players in the table; or, when all players except two folded)
    • There were only two of us, so we started playing heads-up.
    • There are seven players on the table. Five folded, the remaining two played heads-up until the showdown.

Adjective

heads-up (comparative more heads-up, superlative most heads-up)

  1. With head directly above the neck, eyes front.
    • A heads-up posture meant the pilot couldn't pay attention to his instruments.
  2. Alert; vigilant
    • Getting those marbles off the red carpet was a real heads-up move.

heads-up meaning in Tamil

heads-up in Tamil

விழியறிவிப்பு, தலையுயர்த்தி

Forms of heads-up

Noun
pluralheads-up
pluralheads-ups
alternative formheads up
alternative formheadsup
Adjective
comparativemore heads-up
superlativemost heads-up

Words formed from heads-up

Phrases with heads-up

Questions about heads-up

What does heads-up mean?
Heads-up means a warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.
What is heads-up in Tamil?
Heads-up in Tamil is விழியறிவிப்பு, தலையுயர்த்தி. See Heads-up meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heads-up?
Heads-up can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce heads-up?
Heads-up is pronounced /ˌhɛdzˈʌp/.
What is the plural of heads-up?
The plural of heads-up is heads-up.

Words near heads-up in the dictionary

  1. heads up
  2. heads up, seven up
  3. heads ups
  4. heads will roll
  5. heads-down
  6. heads-up
  7. heads-up digitizing
  8. heads-up display
  9. heads-up displays
  10. heads-ups
  11. headsail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heads-up (page history and authors); heads-up (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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