Head

1. a headache, especially one resulting from intoxication.
2. short for headmaster or headmistress.
3. a toilet or bathroom on a boat or ship.
4. the word that governs all the other words in a phrase in which it is used, having the same grammatical function as the whole phrase.
5. a superficial deposit of rock fragments, formed at the edge of an ice sheet by repeated freezing and thawing and then moved downhill.
6. shoot or pass (the ball) with the head.

1. After a night of celebrating, he woke up with a terrible head.
2. The new head announced several changes to the school's curriculum.
3. "they were cleaning out the heads"
4. The head of the table was reserved for the guest of honor.
5. The geologist noted the unsorted mix of angular rock fragments within the head deposit at the base of the slope.
6. "a corner kick that he headed into the net"

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In over my head

be involved in something that is beyond one's capacity to deal with.

"when I became a graduate student I knew at once I was in over my head"

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By the head

(of a boat or ship) deeper in the water forward than astern.

"the Boy Andrew went down by the head"

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Doing my head in

make someone feel annoyed, confused, or frustrated.

"my relationship with my publicist was doing my head in"

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Wrap my head around

understand or come to terms with.

"I just can't wrap my head around this idea"

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Give the project manager their head

allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them; to allow them to do what they want without interference, advice, or direction

After weeks of meticulous planning and preparation, the team leader decided to just give the project manager their head and see what innovative solutions emerged.

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Give him head

perform oral sex on someone.

She leaned in close and whispered that if he aced the exam, she'd give him head as a reward.

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