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