Head up Crossword Clue

(noun)

1. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
2. a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
3. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
4. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
5. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
6. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
7. the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
8. an advantage held by a competitor in a race
9. evidence pointing to a possible solution
10. the introductory section of a story
11. a news story of major importance
12. an indication of potential opportunity
13. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
14. an actor who plays a principal role
15. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
16. the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
17. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

(verb)

1. cause to undertake a certain action
2. preside over
3. lead, as in the performance of a composition
4. move ahead (of others) in time or space
5. travel in front of; go in advance of others
6. take somebody somewhere
7. be in charge of
8. be conducive to
9. produce as a result or residue
10. tend to or result in
11. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
12. lead, extend, or afford access
13. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
14. be ahead of others; be the first

(noun)

1. oral stimulation of the genitals
2. a single domestic animal
3. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
4. a projection out from one end
5. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
6. the striking part of a tool
7. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
8. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
9. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
10. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
11. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
12. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
13. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
14. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
15. the subject matter at issue
16. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
17. forward movement
18. a difficult juncture
19. the front of a military formation or procession
20. the source of water from which a stream arises
21. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
22. the top of something
23. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
24. a rounded compact mass
25. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
26. a user of (usually soft) drugs
27. a person who is in charge
28. an individual person
29. the educator who has executive authority for a school
30. the pressure exerted by a fluid
31. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
32. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
33. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

(verb)

1. remove the head of
2. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
3. to go or travel towards
4. travel in front of; go in advance of others
5. be in charge of
6. form a head or come or grow to a head
7. be in the front of or on top of
8. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
9. take its rise