Sekirov Dictionary

headline

/ˈhɛd.laɪn/

noun10

  1. A heading or title at the top of a page or section of text; especially, a brief line in large letters summarising or drawing attention to the following article or similar in a magazine or newspaper.
  2. (historical) A line drawn across the head of a page, for the title, page number, etc.; also more generally, the space at the top of a page in which this information is positioned.
  3. The top-billed attraction; a headliner.
  4. A rope.
  5. A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
  6. A rope tied to the head of an animal.
  7. A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
  8. A line, and related senses.
  9. (no longer used) Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
  10. (US, no longer used) The boundary line of a piece of land, used as a reference in surveying etc.

verb2

  1. To give a headline to a page or section of a text.
  2. To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.
forms

headlined · headlining · headlines

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