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heads off at the pass

heads off at the pass is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 heads off at the pass

What is heads off at the pass the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heads off at the pass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of head off at the pass.

Words near heads off at the pass in the dictionary

  1. heads of the bill
  2. heads of the bills
  3. heads of the table
  4. Heads of the Valleys Road
  5. heads off
  6. heads off at the pass
  7. heads or harps
  8. heads or tails
  9. heads out
  10. heads south
  11. heads up

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