heads-up

heads-up

(hĕdz′ŭp′)adj. Showing an alert, competent style: play heads-up basketball.n. Informal Information or notification: gave me a heads-up on the new security measures.

heads-up

(ˈhɛdzˌʌp)

adj. 1. alert; resourceful. n. 2. Chiefly Politics. a warning: sending a heads-up to the Pentagon about possible attacks. [1945–50]

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Noun	1.	heads-up - a warning message; "he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney"warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
Adj.	1.	heads-up - fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"wide-awakealert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

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