English

Verb

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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• heads up