[syn: headlong, headfirst]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Headfirst \Head`first"\ (h[e^]d"f[~e]rst`), Headforemost
\Head`fore"most`\ (h[e^]d`f[=o]r"m[=o]st`), adv.
With the head foremost; -- of motion.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
headfirst
adv 1: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into
third base" [syn: headlong, headfirst]
adj 1: with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the
stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn:
headfirst, headlong]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "headfirst":
a corps perdu, abruptly, carelessly, desperately, furiously,
happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headforemost, headlong,
heedlessly, heels over head, helter-skelter, holus-bolus,
hotheadedly, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, impetuously, impulsively,
like crazy, like mad, madly, overeagerly, overenthusiastically,
overzealously, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously,
ramble-scramble, rashly, recklessly, slam-bang, slap-bang,
slapdash, suddenly, wantonly, wildly