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heads for the hills

heads for the hills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of head for the hills.

Meaning of head for the hills

Verb

head for the hills (third-person singular simple present heads for the hills, present participle heading for the hills, simple past and past participle headed for the hills)

  1. To travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.
    • Modern campers look for comfort first when they head for the hills.2006 July 13, Jeremy Caplan, “Comfy Camping”, in Time
  2. (idiomatic) To go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.
    • Goldman Sachs warned that we are ‘only at the start of a steep downturn’ and advised investors to head for the hills.2008 June 19, “Builders bashed after housing subsidence”, in managementtoday.com, UK, retrieved 25 Jun 2008

Questions about heads for the hills

What is heads for the hills the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heads for the hills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of head for the hills.

Words near heads for the hills in the dictionary

  1. headrushing
  2. heads
  3. heads and thraws
  4. heads down
  5. heads down, thumbs up
  6. heads for the hills
  7. heads I win, tails you lose
  8. heads in the clouds
  9. heads in the sand
  10. Heads Nook
  11. heads of agreement

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