UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛdlaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hed′līn′)
head•line/ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/USA pronunciationn., v.,-lined, -lin•ing. n.[countable] Also called head.
Journalisma statement printed in large letters at the beginning of a newspaper article, summarizing the subject of the article.
Journalismheadlines, [plural] news stories important enough to appear on the front page of newspapers:The peace conference has been in the headlines all week.
v.
Journalism[~ + object] to furnish with a headline.
Show Business[no object] to be the star of a show, nightclub act, etc.
head•line(hed′līn′),USA pronunciationn., v.,-lined, -lin•ing. n. Also called head.
Printinga heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
Printingthe largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.
Printingthe line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.
v.t.
Printingto furnish with a headline; head.
to mention or name in a headline.
Show Businessto publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).
Show Businessto be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)
Collocations: was all over the headlines [today, yesterday], [an eye-catching, a shocking] headline, need to come up with a good headline (for), more...
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