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heads-up definition

heads·-up (hedz′up′)

adjective

alert and resourceful playing heads-up baseball

Etymology: < interjectional phr. heads up!: see head

noun

the act or an instance of providing a notice or warning to alert someone, as in advance of difficulty or trouble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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