Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.
- noun An important or sensational piece of news.
- noun A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.
- transitive verb To supply (a page or passage) with a headline.
- transitive verb To present or promote as a headliner.
- transitive verb To serve as the headliner of.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A line or rope attached to the head of an animal, as a bullock.
- noun In printing, the line at the top of the page, which contains the folio or number of the page, with the title of the book (technically known as the running head), or the subject of the chapter or of the page.
- noun One of the lines in the title of a newspaper article, printed in large type to attract attention.
- noun Same as
head-fast . - To announce, refer to, or mention in the large print of newspaper head-lines; give prominence to in head-lines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To mention in a headline.
- transitive verb To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).
- transitive verb To publicise prominently in an advertisement.
- noun (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.
- noun (Naut.) See
Headrope . - noun (Journalism) A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.
- noun A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
heading ortitle of anarticle - noun entertainment The top-billed attraction
- noun nautical A
headrope . - verb entertainment To have top billing; to be the main attraction
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
- noun the heading or caption of a newspaper article
- verb publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
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Examples
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"UPDATE [tbl_details] SET [headline] = @headline, [url] = @url, [body] = @body WHERE ([id_box] = @id_box)"
ASP.NET Forums 2009
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I don't know if I agree with GayPatriot's entire analysis, but the title headline certainly nails it.
"I think it's Althouse's popularity among conservatives that really gets a lot of liberals." Ann Althouse 2009
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You might want to click on the title headline that will take you to a site that compares Sarah Jessica Parker to a horse.
Archive 2008-05-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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Read the complete article below, or click the title headline above, and go immediately to Mr. Cook's web site managed from Nazareth, Israel:
Israel's Plan for a Military Strike on Iran, Counterpunch, 12 Oct 2006 Michael Caddell 2006
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Read the complete article below, or click the title headline above, and go immediately to Mr. Cook's web site managed from Nazareth, Israel:
Archive 2006-10-01 Michael Caddell 2006
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The question asked in the headline is a 'yes' or 'no' question, not a 'true/false' question.
CNN Truth Squad: Will health bill pay for illegal immigrants? 2009
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This headline is a big disservice to the climate debate.
Matthew Yglesias » January Was the Warmest Temperature in World History 2010
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This headline is about 15 articles down on the ticker.
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And while the headline is the name change, the supporting role is played by the concessionaires.
Verizon Center adds vegetarian fare, colder beer Dan Steinberg 2010
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Perhaps the fact that ECB has not attempted to justify her headline is a grudging admission of this fact ...
Council Gets Racist Emails in Response to Arizona Boycott Proposal « PubliCola 2010
skipvia commented on the word headline
Headline of the day: Britain Running Out of Cocks. Fortunately, Wangs there are growing.
March 30, 2009
skipvia commented on the word headline
I had to read this headline several times before parsing it correctly. Your results may vary if you are not a fan of the PBS series.
June 7, 2009