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Head-on

adj, adv, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating; uncompromising idiomatic, not-comparable

    "a head-on approach to a problem"

  2. 2
    Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. not-comparable

    "Getting into a head-on collision is dangerous."

Adjective
  1. 1
    meeting front to front wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by direct opposition wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    With the front of a vehicle. not-comparable

    "Wave direction and frequency (period) are two factors that influence the effect of waves on a moored ship. Whether the ship responds by surging, swaying or yawing will depend on whether the waves are striking the moored vessel head-on, beam-on or quartering, the frequency of the waves and the manner in which the tanker is moored."

  2. 2
    With direct confrontation. not-comparable

    "During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with the front foremost wordnet
  2. 2
    in direct opposition; directly wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A collision from the front.

    "He was injured in a head-on with a larger vehicle."

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