heading
Pronunciation:
[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]verb
Definitions
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
Example: Who heads the board of trustees?
To come at the beginning of; to commence.
Example: A group of clowns headed the procession.
To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
To move in a specified direction.
Example: How does the ship head?
noun
Definitions
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.