If two vehicles hit each other head-on, they hit each other with their fronts pointing towards each other.
Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.
Head-on is also an adjective.
Their car was in a head-on smash with an articulated lorry.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A head-on conflict or approach is direct, without any attempt to compromise or avoid the issue.
The head-on clash would leave the government reeling.
Head-on is also an adverb.
Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.
More Synonyms of head on
head on in British English
(hɛd ɒn) or head-on
adverb
1.
with the front or fronts foremost
Their car collided head-on with a van.
2.
with directness or without compromise
I chose to confront the issue head on.
head-on in British English
adverb, adjective
1.
with the front or fronts foremost
a head-on collision
2.
with directness or without compromise
in his usual head-on fashion
head-on in American English
(ˈhɛdˈɑn)
US
adjective, adverb
1.
with the head or front foremost
a head-on collision
2.
directly; esp., in direct opposition
to meet a problem head-on
Examples of 'head on' in a sentence
head on
In his right hand he was holding a wooden walking stick with a golden eagle head on the handle.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES
He rested his head on his arms, which hung limply across his knees.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN
I don't see them head-on very often, tend to forget how bad they are.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (2003)
Plunging head-on, beyond the words he'd carefully prepared to tell his assistant.
Joyce Carol Oates THE TATTOOED GIRL (2003)
In other languages
head-on
British English: head-on ADVERB
If two vehicles hit each other head-on, they hit each other with their fronts pointing towards each other.
The car collided head-on with a van.
American English: head-on
Brazilian Portuguese: de frente
Chinese: 迎面相撞
European Spanish: frontalmente
French: de plein fouet
German: frontal
Italian: frontalmente
Japanese: 真っ向から
Korean: 정면으로
European Portuguese: de frente
Latin American Spanish: frontalmente
All related terms of 'head-on'
head-on crash
A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed .
on one's head
at one's (own) risk or responsibility
knock on the head
to daze or kill (a person) by striking on the head
price on sb's head
If there is a price on someone 's head , an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.
on your head be it
said to warn someone that they are responsible for something that they intend to do or something that happens as a consequence
stand on one's head
If you stand on your head , you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground .
have one's head screwed on
to be wise or sensible
have your head screwed on
to be sensible and realistic
hit the nail on the head
to describe a situation or problem exactly
knock something on the head
to show that a story or an idea is not true or correct
on (or upon) someone's head
as someone's burden , responsibility , or misfortune
put your head on the block
to risk your reputation or job by taking a particular course of action
turn something on its head
to use the same facts of an argument or theory to produce a different or opposite conclusion
stand/turn sth on it's head
If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head , you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
to hit the nail on the head
If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head , you think they are exactly right about something.
to knock something on the head
If you knock something on the head , you stop it.
have someone's blood on one's head
to be responsible for someone's death or misfortune
heap coals of fire on someone's head
to cause someone to feel remorse by returning good for evil : Prov. 25:22
someone can do something standing on their head
said to mean that someone can do something very easily
lay one's head is on the block/put one's head on the block
If someone lays their head on the block , or puts their head on the block , they are risking their reputation or position by taking a particular course of action.