headlong

headlong
[[t]he̱dlɒŋ, AM -lɔːŋ[/t]]
1) ADV: ADV after v If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly.

He ran headlong for the open door.

ADJ: ADJ n
Headlong is also an adjective.

The army was in headlong flight.

2) ADV: ADV after v If you fall or move headlong, you fall or move with your head furthest forward.

She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.

Syn:
head first
3) ADV: ADV after v If you rush headlong into something, you do it quickly without thinking carefully about it.

Do not leap headlong into decisions...

The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.

ADJ: ADJ n
Headlong is also an adjective.

...the headlong rush to independence.


English dictionary. 2008.

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