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Meaning of head over heels

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

head over heels

Pronunciation:

adjective

Definitions

  1. Hopelessly smitten, madly in love.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Tumbling upside down; somersaulting.

    Example: She tripped and rolled head over heels down the hill.

    Synonyms:arse over titass over teakettlebase over apex
  2. At top speed; frantically.

    Example: Hearing the noise in the dark, the children ran head over heels back home.

    Synonyms:full throttlefull tiltlike mad
  3. (usually with in love) Hopelessly, madly, to distraction, deeply, utterly.