heading

[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

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verb

1. To be in command of. (See also head up.)
   "Who heads the board of trustees?"
2. To come at the beginning of; to commence.
   "A group of clowns headed the procession."
3. To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
4. To move in a specified direction.
   "How does the ship head?"

noun

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4. A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.