Head Up

Heads up can refer to:Heads Up (album), the debut album of the band Death from Above 1979Heads Up! (TV series), an educational television show which is produced and broadcast by TVOntarioHead-up display or heads-up display, a transparent display that presents data without obstructing the user's view of objects behind itSeven Up (game), also called Heads Up, a traditional children's gameHeads Up (video game), a game produced for the Vectrex game consoleHeads up, a poker term for play against a single opponent
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Verb
1. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
(synonym) head
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) lead, head

lead, manage Rod will head up the project. He can get the job done.

Playing against a single opponent. After Lori folded, Frank and I were heads up for the rest of the hand.
  

Synonyms and related words:
antecede, be in front, be responsible for, be the front-runner, break ground, break the ice, call the signals, captain, caption, carry on, come before, come first, command, conduct, control, create, direct, engineer, forge ahead, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, govern, handle, have priority, head, head the table, headline, initiate, invent, kick off, lead, lead off, lead on, lead the way, make the rules, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, officer, order, originate, outrank, pioneer, precede, prescribe, pull the strings, quarterback, rank, rate, regulate, run, skipper, stand first, stand in front, subhead, subtitle, take command, take precedence, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, title, usher in