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1head start — head starts also head start N COUNT: usu sing, oft N on/over n If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. Hungarian businessmen have had a head start over most of their… …
2head start — UK US noun [S] ► an advantage that a person or company has compared to other people or companies: »Larger banks have more capital and thus a big head start. »a significant/huge/massive head start a head start on sb/sth »India has a head start on… …
3head start — noun the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) (Freq. 1) with an hour s start he will be hard to catch • Syn: ↑start • Hypernyms: ↑advantage, ↑vantage * * * head start …
4Head Start Program — For other uses, see Head Start (disambiguation). The Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low… …
5Head Start — For the Australian television series, see Head Start (TV series) Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low …
6give someone a head start — give (someone) a head start have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful. Bamforth s natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders. (often + over) …
7give a head start — give (someone) a head start have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful. Bamforth s natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders. (often + over) …
8Law of the handicap of a head start — The Law of the handicap of a head start (original Dutch: Wet van de remmende voorsprong) is a theory that suggests that getting an initial head start in a given area may result in being a handicap in the long term. The term was coined in 1937 by… …
9head — ▪ I. head head 1 [hed] noun [countable] 1. JOBS the leader or person in charge of a group, organization, or part of an organization: head of • The head of each division is responsible for its operating performance. • Stone was head of corporate… …
10Over the Limit (2010) — Over the Limit Promotional poster featuring Edge Theme song(s) Crash by Fit For Rivals[1] …
