: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number—used in combination
became light-headed from the fever
a roundheaded screw
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His 19 headed goals since the start of the 2018-19 Premier League season only trail the hauls of Chris Wood (28) and Harry Kane (24), while just Mohamed Salah (359) has got off more first-time shots than his 278 in that same period.—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 July 2025 England were behind for the third knockout game in a row, but drew level thanks to another headed goal from striker Alessia Russo.—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 July 2025 In addition to his headed goals, Watkins has plenty of tap-ins, one-v-one finishes, and first-time strikes as part of his goalscoring portfolio.—Carl Anka, New York Times, 2 July 2025 Ji So-Yun scored from 14 yards out after a headed pass from Maddie Dahlien in the sixth minute.—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for headed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of headed was
before the 12th century
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