HEADLINE

headline, newspaper headline

(noun) the heading or caption of a newspaper article

headline

(verb) publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

headline

(verb) provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headline (plural headlines)

(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

Synonym: hed

(printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

Synonym: headliner

(nautical) A headrope.

Coordinate terms

• (heading): byline, dateline

Verb

headline (third-person singular simple present headlines, present participle headlining, simple past and past participle headlined)

(intransitive, entertainment) To have top billing; to be the main attraction.

Source: Wiktionary


Head"line`, n.

1. (Print.)

Definition: The line at the head or top of a page.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: See Headrope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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