a title at the head of a page or section of a book

chapter headings

a direction or bearing

he crawled on a heading of 90 degrees until he came to the track

a horizontal passage made in preparation for building a tunnel

a strip of cloth at the top of a curtain above the hooks or wire by which it is suspended

be in the leading position on

the St George's Day procession was headed by the mayor

give a title or caption to

an article headed ‘The Protection of Human Life’

move in a specified direction

he was heading for the exit

head towards the town centre until the road takes a sharp right

we were headed in the wrong direction

I turned and headed home

shoot or pass (the ball) with the head

a corner kick that Moody headed into the net

lop off the upper part or branches of (a plant or tree)

the willow is headed every three or four years

(of a lettuce or cabbage) form a head