head up

English

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head up

  1. (idiomatic) To lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.
    We want you to head up the effort to organize all the entries.
    • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightville
      The gym’s proprietor, “Crazy” Tim Credeur, heads up the Gladiator Academy, which serves as a pipeline for amateur MMA fighters to move up the ranks, though few of them do.
  2. To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it.
  3. (nautical) To turn towards the wind

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