Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Showing an alert, competent style.
- noun Informal Information or notification.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful.
- noun a warning to be prepared for an imminent event.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun idiomatic A warning or call to pay attention; an
advisory notice. - adjective With head directly above the neck, eyes front.
- adjective
Alert ;vigilant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a warning message
- adjective fully alert and watchful
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Examples
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AT&T says it's confident the merger will be approved; it gave what it described as a "heads-up" call to the FCC before the announcement, and has offered a "breakup fee" of $3 billion and some spectrum to T-Mobile should the deal fall through.
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Called heads-up displays, they provide pilots with improved visibility in bad weather while also allowing them to see critical flight-control information at eye level, without having to glance down at instrument screens.
Airbus Tries to Exploit Training Time Needed for ANA Pilots on Boeing 787 Andy Pasztor 2011
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You hop into the car, plug the iPhone into your head unit, and it turns into an automotive device -- letting you listen to music, see GPS, use heads-up navigation and much more.
Jim Louderback: CES: Amazing Device Turns Your iPhone Into a Car Stereo Jim Louderback 2011
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Quick heads-up, guys — Daryll just put in appearance on the ThinkFast thread.
Think Progress » Right Wing Rallies Around Trent Lott’s Segregationist Remarks To Attack Harry Reid 2010
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You hop into the car, plug the iPhone into your head unit, and it turns into an automotive device -- letting you listen to music, see GPS, use heads-up navigation and much more.
Jim Louderback: CES: Amazing Device Turns Your iPhone Into a Car Stereo Jim Louderback 2011
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And stay tuned next week for a heads-up on an exploratory trip Trapper has cooking in southern New Zealand ...
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Wanted to give you a heads-up so you can make plans with Elizabeth, etc.
Save as draft Cavanaugh Lee 2011
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Brian Keene gave a heads-up on his own blog that pointed me towards this interview he did with Dark Fiction Underground.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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I wanted to give you a heads-up that Netty will be visiting next weekend.
Save as draft Cavanaugh Lee 2011
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Brian Keene gave a heads-up on his own blog that pointed me towards this interview he did with Dark Fiction Underground.
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