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header

header

6 6.8
A fall in which the head goes forward first
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdər/
  • Informal
translation icon : caída de cabeza
  • She accidentally took a header off her bicycle and landed on the grass.
  • take a header

Examples

  • You took a nasty header.

    Road to Terzetto (2023)

  • - You took a really bad header.

    The Thirst (2007)

  • Your side just took a header off a sheer cliff.

    Blog text (25)

  • She's going to take a header right on her face.

    The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

  • The bottoms of his feet felt way too slick, as if the tile floor had been freshly waxed, and you'd take a header if you got up too quickly and tried to run.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • During the snowstorm, he slipped and took a header down the icy slope.

  • While diving into the pool, he took a header and made quite a splash.

Synonyms

to dive
vsheader
152 1.0

To jump into water headfirst or swim below the surface

is a headfirst fall or plunge not limited to water often accidental

Compounds

red-header
6.0

A person with red hair

How Fast

plunge
20 4.0
header
  • Informal
6 6.8
fall
191 1.0
stumble
3 2.2
trip
11 1.0

Surface Forms

header singular
headers plural

Morphology

header = head (transparent) = head + er

The meaning is directly interpretable as something done with the head leading the movement.

Etymology

Header comes from head and the ending -er, describing a fall where the head goes first, so it means a headlong dive or fall.