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heads-up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun heads-up has 1 sense
- heads-up(n = noun.communication) Array - a warning message; "he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney" is a kind of warning
Adjective heads-up has 1 sense
- heads-up(s = adj.all) wide-awake - fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"
CIDE DICTIONARY
heads-up, adj.
maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful; as, he played good heads-up baseball. [WordNet 1.5]
heads-up, n. [From its use as an interjection to warn of impending danger.].
a warning to be prepared for an imminent event. [PJC]
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