Headhunt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛdˌhʌnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Headhunt is a verb meaning (transitive) To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
Meaning
(transitive) To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To actively recruit executive personnel.
- (baseball, intransitive) To pitch at a batter's head.
- (ice hockey, transitive) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.
Example Sentences
There's a brawl on the field because the pitcher has been headhunting throughout the game.
Word Forms
- headhunts
- headhunting
- headhunted
- head-hunt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include behead, head, decapitate, dehead, decollate, chop.
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