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- adverb With the
head first orforemost .
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Examples
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For example, a linebacker who practices a "head-first" tackle mentality will eventually tackle this way without having to think about it.
Daniel Amen, M.D.: "Brain Injury Sunday" Hits NFL Players Where it Hurts M.D. Daniel Amen 2010
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For example, a linebacker who practices a "head-first" tackle mentality will eventually tackle this way without having to think about it.
Daniel Amen, M.D.: "Brain Injury Sunday" Hits NFL Players Where it Hurts M.D. Daniel Amen 2010
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The kid then trips over the ball and stumbles head-first into the goal post.
Kid Runs Into Goal Post After Missing Penalty Shot (VIDEO) Michael Klopman 2010
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For example, a linebacker who practices a "head-first" tackle mentality will eventually tackle this way without having to think about it.
Daniel Amen, M.D.: "Brain Injury Sunday" Hits NFL Players Where it Hurts M.D. Daniel Amen 2010
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The kid then trips over the ball and stumbles head-first into the goal post.
Kid Runs Into Goal Post After Missing Penalty Shot (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The kid then trips over the ball and stumbles head-first into the goal post.
Kid Runs Into Goal Post After Missing Penalty Shot (VIDEO) Michael Klopman 2010
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Babies' high center of gravity, the study notes, makes them susceptible to tumbling head-first over such rails.
New data on crib injuries Jennifer LaRue Huget 2011
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But New England go for it on fourth down, Brady taking the snap and then leaping with impressive athleticism straight over his center, reaching the ball out as he plunges head-first into the endzone.
Baltimore Ravens 20 New England Patriots 23 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2012
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Not running head-first into a wall; I can tell you that.
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The kid then trips over the ball and stumbles head-first into the goal post.
Kid Runs Into Goal Post After Missing Penalty Shot (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
qroqqa commented on the word head-first
According to the new reverse dictionary thingy, the definition of this word contains the word 'columbium'.
June 22, 2011
bilby commented on the word head-first
Yeah, glitch in the way AHD definitions are fetched.
May 24, 2018