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heads-ups

heads-ups is the plural of heads-up.

Meaning of heads-up

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.

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Questions about heads-ups

What is heads-ups the plural of?
Heads-ups is the plural of heads-up.

Words near heads-ups in the dictionary

  1. heads-down
  2. heads-up
  3. heads-up digitizing
  4. heads-up display
  5. heads-up displays
  6. heads-ups
  7. headsail
  8. headsails
  9. headscarf
  10. headscarfed
  11. headscarfless

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