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Entry 7 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Headline

/(-līn`)/ · Head·line · IPA /ˈhɛd.laɪn/
01 n. The line at the head or top of a page.
  1. 1.
    The line at the head or top of a page.(Print.)
  2. 2.
    See Headrope.(Naut.) See: Headrope
  3. 3.
    A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.(Journalism)
  4. 4.
    A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.
02 v. t. To mention in a headline.
  1. 1.
    To mention in a headline.
  2. 2.
    To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).
  3. 3.
    To publicise prominently in an advertisement.